Criminal Department

Two detectives in a city weighed down by corruption investigate the kidnapping of a wealthy businessman's daughter. The criminals want a ransom of a million dollars, but the trail is maddeningly thin and anchored to almost nothing tangible. As the investigation stalls, the pair relies on instinct, interviews, and the stubborn routines of their precinct to push forward. Every step seems to lead to a wall of silence, yet the pressure only grows as time passes. The closer they believe they are to identifying the culprit, the more the case reveals how precarious certainty can be.

Directed by Yuriy Berdnikov and released in 1997, the film appears to be based on an original screenplay rather than a published adaptation, emphasizing a lean procedural style and a grim urban mood.

Box office data for this film is not publicly available. There are no widely cited worldwide gross figures, and the project remains largely unseen outside its regional context.

The film favors a restrained tone and a procedural focus over big set pieces. It questions how power and loyalty shape an inquiry, and how a lack of solid leads can blur the boundary between investigators and the people they pursue.