Vladimir is a prisoner in a Soviet prison camp on a mission to rescue his wife who is also imprisoned in the Karaganda region. In order to rescue her, he must join the Vory v Zakonye, a criminal organization that controls the camps. The Vors succeed in finding her, but at a cost that will haunt Vladimir as he transforms into a powerful crime boss in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.
KARAGANDA is an action film based on an award-winning thesis short filmed at the prestigious American Film Institute (voted #1 film school in the world by The Hollywood Reporter in 2011 - the year director Max Weissberg entered). This 26 min. short screened in 26 film festivals in 13 countries, earning 5 awards. Unlike the short, the feature will be in color. Note this short film was produced by "DBA LosFilm CA," a company separate from Karaganda LLC (but directed by Max Weissberg, the CEO of Karaganda, LLC).
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