What a coincidence! Just a minute ago I wrote the weekly recommendations post and featured this film in it. By the way, I believe it has a prequel film as well, called Grom: Boyhood. As well as a new film that comes out this year. I haven't seen the prequel yet, so I'm not sure if it's good or not.
One thing that is worth considering with these films too: even though they're Russian, the comic book creators, and filmmakers, grew up with the introduction of western media in Russia. When the Soviet Union collapsed, western music, brands, and films were available to consume. So the films, music, and comic books of Russia today are very much influenced by the west's creations.
It means they're much easier for people like us to watch, given they aren't too different from what we know, albeit with some Russian culture and jokes to be found, as expected.
I just saw the recommendations and the film is good and I want to see its continuation, I saw the post-credits scenes and I like the idea of what I saw and even more because it keeps the villain just want to see more of him that develops better etc etc but the point is that aesthetically with the mask on the character attracts enormously, and without the mask not so much haha 😅 but the mask gives power to the character and more because incidentally I am a fan of that tone medieval plague and of course his doctors of the island Poveglia etc 😀
It is perceived in the creation of this product that its authors at all levels whether comic and cinema, you notice the American influence is present and is fluid, natural, not at all forced, it was like watching a marvel film with Russian voices and less jokes, I consume a lot of this super heroes and was quite happy with this movie 😀