The studio decided not to distribute the movie in Russia. Official explanation was that it was not financially feasible (apparently, because the Russians are showed as bloodthirsty villains). Nonetheless, I think it is a great satire movie, showing how the States bred their current enemy, the Islam fundamentalists. Of course, I hate to see how Russian are presented as seemingly liking killing innocent people. I know several Afghan veterans and I don't believe that they liked being sent to a war. Neither do I believe that killing civilians was a normal thing, as the brief shots of fighting suggest.



However, the point is that the Americans do not learn by others' mistakes. We, the Russians, showed to the world what fighting Muslims can turn into (Afghanistan, Chechnya) (let's leave the reasons for those wars beyond the scope of this review). Overall, a really enjoyable movie thanks to the cast, performance and directing, but one which will provoke you thinking.