Introduction

Rodina (Russian: Родина; Homeland) is a Russian political thriller television series developed by Pavel Lungin and Timur Weinstein, based on the Israeli series Hatufim, which was created by Gideon Raff.

The series stars Viktoriya Isakova as Anna Zimina, a Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, and Vladimir Mashkov as Alexey Bragin, a Russian Marine Corps sniper. Anna comes to believe that Alexey, who was held captive by Chechen terrorists as a prisoner of war, was “turned” by the enemy and threatens the Russian Federation.

Outline

An employee of the FSB’s Counter-Terrorism Centre, Anna Zimina, learns that Chechen nationalists recruited a Russian officer and they are preparing an terrorist attack. A few years later, during the raid freed from captivity GRU Major Alexei Bragin. Anna suspects that Bragin is a recruited agent and puts him under covert surveillance.

Rodina Series

You can find a full index of Rodina here.

Production & Filming Details

• Developer(s): Pavel Lungin and Tamas T. Toth.
• Director(s): Pavel Lungin.
• Producer(s): Timur Weinstein and Gideon Raff.
• Writer(s): Pavel Lungin and Mikhail Shulman.
• Music: Alexei Aigui.
• Cinematography: Michael Schulman and Pavel Lungin.
• Production: WeiT Media and Keshet Media Group.
• Original Network: Russia-1.
• Release Date: 16 March 2015.
• Running Time: 48-68 minutes.
• Country: Russia.
• Language: Russian.