

Painful Hold
1992, Russian. Directed by Georgiy Kuznetsov.
Almost immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the era of "market relations"begins. Capitalism is re-emerging in the country. It is time for redistribution of property and spheres of influence between criminal groups. War breaks out between gangs, in the ranks of which are often former athletes. Especially appreciated are those who have the skills of martial arts. At this time, a group of children who profess a rare kind of hand-to-hand fighting, called "Russian style", comes to one provincial city. Their appearance greatly alarmed the leaders of the two rival gangs controlling the city. They are trying to get these valuable fighters into their ranks. In the course of going any means, and the guys are forced to defend themselves.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 6 June 1992
- Original title
- Болевой приём
- Country
- Russia
- Written by
- Gennadi Bokarev
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Painful Hold runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Painful Hold isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 June 1992. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Painful Hold?
Painful Hold (1992) was directed by Georgiy Kuznetsov and stars Aleksei Kadochnikov, Andrey Rapoport, Vadim Zajtsev.