“Major Grom. Plague Doctor” – the first Russian comic-based movie streaming worldwide – is out on Netflix!
A worldwide premiere of “Major Grom. Plague Doctor” – the first Russian comic book screen adaptation, directed by Oleg Trofim and produced by young and independent BUBBLE studios, starts streaming on 7 July on Netflix exclusively.
The film will be available in Czech, English, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Cast.), Spanish (Neutral), Turkish and Thai languages.
Can a masked vigilante, who’s tired of corruption and lawlessness drowning the glorious streets of Saint Petersburg, change the system? He calls himself The Plague Doctor, and he is determined to do whatever it takes to establish justice. His methods come to the attention of a rebellious local detective, Igor Grom, who has his own perspective. This is a uniquely local action-packed superhero blockbuster with bits of irony as well as emotional heart-breaking moments. The story is based on an original comic series by Russian writers and artists at BUBBLE.
The film stars actors of award-winning theater productions: Tikhon Zhiznevskiy, Sergei Goroshko, Dmitri Chebotarev, as well as experienced film actors like Lyubov Aksenova, Aleksandr Seteykin and Merited Artist of Russian Federation Alexei Maklakov.
BUBBLE publishing house is the current leader of Russian comic industry. It has only been running for 10 years, but has already created a multiverse of 14 storylines, 400 singles and more than 250 characters. The company is an ambassador of Russian geek culture, participating in and creating its own geek festivals and expanding not only into film, but also animation and mobile games. You can dive into BUBBLE stories yourself: all of them are available in English on BUBBLE comics official website http://bubblecomics.com
Get ready for new types of heroes you haven’t seen before!
Stream on Netflix on July 7th: http://www.netflix.com/ru-en/title/81438809
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