Gangsters from Ussuriysk, Russia portray the gritty realities of their criminal world, contrasting glamorized depictions. Real-life violence and debt repayment unfold on screen.

Vitaly Demochka made a film showing how the real criminal world works in far east Russian city Ussuriysk as a response to shows like Brigada portraying fantasy criminal life. All actors are gangsters and the effects are real. Actors that take the beatings are real people paying off debt to Vitalys gang.