The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt

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The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt (Russian: Слово пацана. Кровь на асфальте, romanized: Slovo patsana. Krov na asfalte) is a 2023 Russian crime drama television series directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov and written by Kryzhovnikov and Andrey Zolotarev. It is based on the novel The Word of the Boy: Criminal Tatarstan of the 1970s–2010s by Robert Garaev about the Kazan phenomenon. The series gained wide popularity in Russia and other post-Soviet countries. The series broadcast on the NTV channel from 9 November to 21 December 2023. Kazan, during the final years of the Soviet Union as perestroika reshaped society, crime and gang violence spread through the city streets. Fourteen-year-old Andrey, a music school student, lives with his mother and younger sister but struggles with frequent harassment from local street gangs. Seeking protection, he befriends his former bully, Marat, a member of the gang Universam (lit. Supermarket). In exchange for teaching Marat English and helping him win over...

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