Peculiarities of the National Politics

Peculiarities of the National Politics (2003) is a Russian comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Directors Yuri Konopkin and Dmitry Meskhiev brought back the beloved characters from the cult National Hunt series and threw them into an election campaign. General Ivolgin, done with hunting and fishing, has decided politics is the next frontier.

Mikhailych and the gang plunge straight into campaign warfare — wiretaps, hired muscle, rival saboteurs, the full circus. Alexei Buldakov, Viktor Bychkov and Semyon Strugachov reprise their roles with the same inexplicable warmth that made the originals a phenomenon; a young Mikhail Porechenkov and Konstantin Khabensky round out the cast. The Russian electoral process, as filtered through these characters, is equal parts absurd and uncomfortably recognizable. Stream Peculiarities of the National Politics online on iFILM.