Шугалей (2020): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2020, Шугалей is an action and abenteuer film directed by Denis Neimand, running about 90 minutes. “Only real events” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. This story is not a figment of the scriptwriters’ imagination; these are real living facts. New Russian action movie Shugaley is a story about the war that is going on today. The film is based on real events taking place in Libya today. Two Russian social scientists, Maxim Shugaley and Samir Seifan, are invited to the conflict-torn country to carry out a public opinion research. In the course of their work, they come over the information, that would be damaging to the puppet government if made public. Russians are kidnapped and tortured in a private prison for more than a year. The situation cannot be resolved peacefully, so the Russian side is preparing a rescue operation. Premiere date - end of april 2020

Who’s in it. Шугалей stars Kirill Poluhin as Shugaley, Oleg Abalyan as Samer, Sergey Yatsenyuk as Alexandr and Oleg Metelev as marshal, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Шугалей has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Шугалей page.

If you liked it. Fans of Шугалей tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, Inception and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.