Why don't you just die (5 Stars)

This is the 42nd film in the Stuttgart Fantasy Film Festival.

With the exception of some short flashbacks, the whole of this film takes place in the living room of a Moscow apartment. It's a spacious apartment, but the film still has a claustrophobic feeling.

Matvei goes to meet the parents of his girlfriend Olya. The father is a corrupt policeman. Only ten minutes into the film, violence breaks out. Everyone is trying to kill everyone else.

Is the story realistic? Not at all. Is the violence feasible? No. Is the film brilliant? Yes. It's the best Russian film I've ever seen.

I noticed a photo of Vladimir Putin hanging on the wall. Is that typical in Russia?