The Mediator (Posrednik)
DVD Cover
The Mediator (Posrednik ) is a Soviet 1990 three-part made for TV science fiction movie directed by Vladimir Potapov and adapted from the novel "Glavniy polden" ("Main Noon") by Aleksandr Mirer. A small town is invaded by aliens, taking people under mind control by embedding alien matrixes called "Thinkers". Thinkers are implanted with the use of "Mediator" devices (hence the title of the film). The target of the first wave of the invasion is a great radio telescope, located near the town, that they plan to use as a receiver for the main invasion. But the aliens suddenly encounter with a problem: Thinkers cannot be implanted in minds of kids and teenagers, and also mentally deficient people. Three teenagers, Sergey, Nastya and Zhenya, are in center of the events.
The following weapons were used in the film The Mediator (Posrednik) :
Makarov PM
Makarov PM pistols are widely used in the movie. They are service sidearms of Soviet Militsiya (police) personnel. Pistols from the armoury of the shooting gallery are used by the supervisor of the gallery Georgiy Stepanovich Chernov (Vilor Kuznetsov ), Sergey Belenkiy (Andrey Tarasenko) and Aleksandr Zamyatin (Valeriy Storozhik ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A GAI (road patrol) Inspector aims his PM.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PM, taken from Chernov, in hands of Kiselyov (Algis Matulionis ), controlled by one of the leaders of alien group under the alias "Angle 1".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Angle 1" fires a PM, examining Earth weapon.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Perfect closeups of Sergey's PM.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergey aims at Aleksandr Zamyatin (Valeriy Storozhik ), an engineer of the radio telescope, controlled by "Angle 11".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zamyatin, liberated of the alien mind by Sergey and Nastya, holds a PM.
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AKS-47
AKS-47 assault rifles from Militsiya armoury are seen in hands of many mind-controlled people.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mind-controlled Solovyova (Valeriya Ustinova) loads an AKS-47.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Solovyova's firing AKS-47.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two mind-controlled men, Zamyatin's colleague Yuriy (Yuriy Breshin) and a GAI Inspector (uncredited) with AKS-47 on guard of the radio telescope.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A mind-controlled man (Oleg Filipenko) fires a the door of radio room.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A mind-contrilled Militsiya officer with an AKS-47 during the hunt for Zamyatin.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper Lt. (stunt coordinator Nikolay Sysoyev ) with an AKS-47 acts as a bodyguard for Col. Ganin (Dmitry Matveev ) who delivers the ultimatum to aliens.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Militsiya Capt. Pavel Ostapovich Rubchenko (Stanislav Zhitarev ), controlled by "Triangle 6", fires an AKS-47.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kiselyov / "Angle 1" (Algis Matulionis ) holds an AKS-47 in the final scene.
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Izhmash SM-2
Georgiy Stepanovich Chernov (Vilor Kuznetsov ) fires an Izhmash SM-2 bolt action target rifle at mind-controlled Rubchenko.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chernov holds an SM-2 rifle.
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Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2
Mi-24P attack helicopters are armed with Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 autocannons.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mi-24P with GSh-2-30 autocannon is seen at the background.
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Trivia
Two Mi-24P attack helicopters are used to threaten the invaders when they are uncovered.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Mi-24 fire a salvo of 57mm S-5 rockets from UB-32A launchers.