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April (Aprel)
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April (original title Aprel) is a Russian 2001 crime drama directed by Konstantin Murzenko. Aprel (Evgeniy Stychkin), a petty criminal, failed a mission to assassinate a businessman Vladimir Derkach (Denis Burgazliev) who is involved in criminal activities of rival gang. Now Aprel has to escape to save his life. Before leaving the town, he visits his girlfriend Alla who works a night nurse in orphanage. The same night Derkach, accompanied with three seasoned gangsters, breaks into the orphanage with a goal to kidnap several infants and use them in illegal organ trade. Now Aprel is the only one who can stop them.
The following weapons were used in the film April (Aprel):
Pistols
Makarov PM
Aprel (Evgeniy Stychkin) is armed with a suppressed Makarov PM pistol, handed to him earlier by Leonid Petrovich (Mikhail Krug) during the attempt to kill Derkach.
Stechkin APS
All three gangsters, Grigoriy (Viktor Terelya), "Komar" ("Gnat") (Valeriy Ivakov) and "Vodolaz" ("Diver") (Dmitriy Bobrov), carry Stechkin APS pistols. During the climactic scene in orphanage their pistols pass in hands of Aprel (Evgeniy Stychkin) and Vladimir Derkach (Denis Burgazliev).
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1300
During the climactic scene in orphanage the gang uses a Winchester Model 1300. It it seen in hands of Grigoriy (Viktor Terelya), "Vodolaz" (Dmitriy Bobrov) and Vladimir Derkach (Denis Burgazliev). When Aprel disables most of the gangsters, Doctor Mertsalov (Aleksandr Nazarov) picks up the shotgun.
Assault Rifles
AKMS
OMON (Russian SWAT) troopers carry AKMS assault rifles when they appear in the orphanage.
AKS-74U
In the final scene a militsia (police) sergeant (a cameo of movie cinematographer Maksim Trapo) holds an AKS-74U.
Trivia
In one scene Doctor Mertsalov (Aleksandr Nazarov) plays Doom 2 video game.