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Obeshchaniye (The Promise, 2022) — watch online on iFILM. A Russian crime drama directed by Araik Davoyan, rated 18+. It opens on a country highway: an armed crew stops a hearse and takes the coffin.

That's Maks's problem to solve. He's a mid-tier criminal in a small provincial town, played by Andrei Chadov opposite Irina Bezrukova. Who does the coffin belong to? What's inside? And why does the trail lead to a woman from the local brothel — someone Maks wasn't planning on caring about at all?

Gritty and a little rough around the edges, the film works best when it leans into its odd pairing: genre crime mechanics wrapped around something that resembles a love story. Stream Obeshchaniye (2022) online on iFILM.