The Major (film)
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| Directed by | Yuri Bykov |
| Written by | Yuri Bykov |
| Produced by | Alexei Uchitel |
| Starring | Denis Shvedov Yuri Bykov |
| Cinematography | Kirill Klepalov |
| Distributed by | Rock Studios Bazelevs |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
The Major (Russian: Майор, translit. Mayor) is a 2013 Russian crime drama film written and directed by Yuri Bykov, who also stars. It was first screened in the International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film tells of Russian police staff who fall into difficult life situations, and their use of official positions and procedures to escape.
A television miniseries adaptation, Seven Seconds, was released in February 2018 on Netflix.