Junk (Zhest)

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Junk (Zhest) Original poster Country Russia Directed by Denis Neimand Release Date 2006 Language Russian Studio Kvorum Studios Main Cast Character Actor Marina Alyona Babenko "The Kind Man" Mikhail Efremov Pavel Vyacheslav Razbegaev Aleksandr Anatoliy Belyy "The Terminator" Aleksey Serebryakov and Igor Savochkin Lavrenty Yusup Bakhshiev The psychiatrist Sergey Shakurov

Junk (original title Zhest) is a Russian 2006 thriller directed by Denis Neimand. A journalist Marina (Alyona Babenko) gets a task to make a reportage about a maniacal killer (Mikhail Efremov), nicknamed "The Kind Man". But when she appears in mental hospital where the maniac is hold, it turns out that he escaped. Together with the militsia (police) detective Pavel (Vyacheslav Razbegaev) Marina chase the escapee to a suburban region, known as "Anthill", inhabited by people in comparison with whom the maniac appears to be an innocent child...

The following weapons were used in the film Junk (Zhest):

Handguns

Makarov PM

A Makarov PM is Pavel's (Vyacheslav Razbegaev) service sidearm. This pistol appears to be some blank firing version of PM rather than original gun.

Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov

Pavel draws his pistol.

A view of the muzzle.

Pavel drops his pistol, being hit by a knife. Note the difference in details from a genuine PM.

Makarov PMM

In the final scene militsia Lt. Nastya Tulskaya (Emiliya Spivak) uses a Makarov PMM. It is also supposed to be a blank firing version or even an airsoft gun (it fires only off-screen).

Makarov PMM, Modern extended magazine variant - 9x18mm Makarov

Nastya Tulskaya holds her pistol. Note the wide grip that matches PMM.

Kimar Mod. 75 Auto

A Kimar Mod. 75 Auto blank firing pistol is used by Lavrenty (Yusup Bakhshiev).

Kimar Mod. 75 Auto, early model - 8mm blanks

Lavrenty threatens Marina.

Another view of the pistol.

Lavrenty fires at escaping Marina.

Shotguns

Unidentified shotgun 1

In the opening scene a naked man (Gosha Kutsenko) holds a pump action shotgun.

Unidentified shotgun 2

In the night scene a mysterious faceless man whom the local people call "The Terminator" carries a pump action shotgun with pistol grip.

"The Terminator" holds the shotgun.

A close view of the barrel.

A close view of the receiver.

Assault Rifles

AKS-74U

"The Kind Man" (Mikhail Efremov) finds an AKS-74U in hijacked patrol car and uses it to take a hostage.

AKS-74U - 5.45x39mm

"The Kind Man" finds an AKS-74U. It is fitted with blank firing adapter instead of muzzle break.

A view of the muzzle.

Saiga-MK

AKS-74U-style compact assault rifles, seen in hands of OMON (Russian SWAT) troopers, appear to be visually modified semi auto carbines Saiga-MK in 7.62x39 caliber.

OMON troopers carry Saiga carbines.

Another view of the Saiga.

AKS-74

In one scene a militioneer holds an AKS-74.

AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm

A militioneer fires after the patrol car, hikacked by "The Kind Man".