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  • The Mark of Cain (2001)
  • 73 min | Documentary
The Mark of Cain (2001)
73 min | Documentary
Sailing ships, stars, angels and executioners, The Mark of Cain chronicles the vanishing practice and language of Russian Criminal Tattoos. Captured in some of Russia's most notorious prisons, including the fabled White Swan, the film ...See moreSailing ships, stars, angels and executioners, The Mark of Cain chronicles the vanishing practice and language of Russian Criminal Tattoos. Captured in some of Russia's most notorious prisons, including the fabled White Swan, the film traces the animus of the flowers of this carnal art by way of the brutality of it's origins: the penitentiary and the criminal environment. Incisive interviews with prisoners, guards, and criminologists reveal the secret language of The Zone and The Code of Thieves of the vory v zakone. See less
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Director
Alix Lambert
Cinematographer
Anastasi Mikhalov (as Anastasi Mikhailov)
Editor
David Ritsher
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Updated Mar 5, 2001
Release date
Mar 5, 2001 (Greece)
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination

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