Rough'n'tumble Afghan war veteran Oleg (rugged Vladimir Menshov) agrees to drive a caravan smuggling drugs and guns across the desert after his son gets abducted by some no-count scumbags.

This supremely tough and sinewy action opus has a lot going for it: Lots of stuff blows up real good (according to the trailer, 17 helicopters and 42 automobiles were destroyed during the making of this film),gloriously excessive bloody violence, laughably atrocious English dubbing that's on the same endearingly lousy level as an 80's Italian action outing, loads of folks are killed left and right, and the whole shebang positively drips with testosterone from every last brawny frame, with a cool assortment of mighty macho men busting mad booty like nobody's business and women relegated to minor nonspeaking roles. On the debit side, the insufferable whiny son character is really hard to stomach and the pace drags in spots due to the bloated 112 minute running time. But overall this movie hits the spot like a strong shot of prime vodka.

This Movie was released in the West: Under the title RED MOB. And dubbed in English language. Here is the Synopsys: The long tentacles of an unholy alliance between the KGB and the Russian Mafia reach a camp where Oleg, an elite officer and Afghan War veteran is holidaying with his son. But when Oleg's friend refuses to lead a drug and gun smuggler's caravan through a desert impasse, Oleg's son is taken hostage. In order to rescue him, Oleg agrees to lead the caravan. Pretending to go along with the mob, he leads them directly into a trap where he and his son must fight their way through a desert inferno of explosions and mayhem if they are to escape. ... Very Good action scenes and FX. for the 90's vintage movie ...