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201929 minPGdocumentary

Not the Same as Everyone Else

201929 minPGdocumentary

After 21 years in the police, Mikhail Abramenko resigned as a lieutenant colonel and now manages the punk group "Pornofilms."

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Sergey Erzhenkov

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After 21 years in the police, Mikhail Abramenko resigned as a lieutenant colonel and now manages the punk group "Pornofilms."

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Sergey Erzhenkov

Sergey Erzhenkovdirector

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Mikhail Abramenko served in the police from 1998 to 2019, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel as commander of a mounted police battalion. After 21 years in law enforcement, he resigned from his position. He now works as a tour manager for the punk group "Pornofilms." The film follows Abramenko's transition from policing to the music scene.

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