Developed by Konstantin Statskiy Original language(s) Russian
Estonian First episode date 2017 Number of episodes 20 Languages Russian, Estonian | Country of origin Russia No. of seasons 2 Number of seasons 2 Genres Crime Fiction, Serial | |
Based on Broen/Bron
by Hans Rosenfeldt
Måns Mårlind
Björn Stein Starring Mikhail Porechenkov
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė Locations Ivangorod, Narva, Saint Petersburg, Tallinn | ||
The Bridge (In Russian: Мост) is a Russian crime drama television series, developed by Konstantin Statskiy, that will be broadcast on the NTV network, and based on the Danish-Swedish series Broen/Bron. The show stars Lithuanian actress Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov in pivotal roles. The complete series will consists of two season of 20 episodes. The series will debut on NTV in the Russian Federation on 2017. The show is broadcast in both Estonian and Russian languages.
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Background
The Russian version takes place on the Russian and Estonian border where a murdered body on a bridge between Narva and Ivangorod (the Narva Friendship Bridge on Russo-Estonian border over Narva River) bring together Narva detective Inga Veermaa (Dapkūnaitė) who is mentored by Saint-Petersburg detective Maksim Kazantsev (Porechenkov), while Dapkūnaitė's role meant to be called Inga Savisaar in the first place.
Plot
The action of the series takes place in the border of Russia and Estonia. The centerpiece of the film is the bridge on border, and a discovery of a feminine corpse. The body is found straight between the Russian Ivangorod and Estonian Narva. The police of the two countries are investigating the incident, as it turns out, that the upper part of the corpse belongs to a Student from St. Petersburg, and the lower to a waitress from Tallinn. The Russian side Investigator is Maxim Kazantsev, the Estonian is Inspector Inge Veermaa. Together they will investigate the chain of crimes that are well prepared, skillfully executed and contain "message" to society on the topic of social injustice.
Gradually Inga and Maksim understand that only the perpetrator poses as a fighter for the truth at the heart of its action is the motive of personal revenge, while the main enemy is Maksim himself.