Operation Odessa

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Operation Odessa

2018,

1h 33m,

Documentary

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In the early 1990s, three friends set out to hustle the Russian mob, the Cali cartel and the DEA for the score of a lifetime.

Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Apr 2, 2018

Operation Odessa is such an unbelievably wild, entertaining documentary that the dullness of its title is a borderline crime against itself.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Mar 30, 2018

Mr. Russell has a fluid hand with the visuals, which are always clever-the "Miami Vice"-style graphics and pulse rate evoke the era in question, and the sense of heedless forward motion suggests the Cinema of Excess.

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Jul 17, 2020

B

At times my mouth was agape at the audacity of these men's life choices.

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CJ Johnson

Film Mafia

Apr 27, 2018

3.5/5

As rollicking a documentary about heavy criminals as you get ... This is wild stuff. If you love the 'Cocaine Cowboy' oeuvre you'll hoover this up.

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Glenn Garvin

Reason Online

Apr 5, 2018

You can ignore the political implications and just enjoy Operation Odessa as a madcap black comedy about three guys who are half-genius and half-oaf blundering in and out of harrowingly scary situations.

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

Mar 27, 2018

Flashy as all get out, with split screens, stylish graphics and peppy music galore, the documentary is full of pizzazz from start to finish.

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Draco L

Feb 21, 2019

Fantastic, a must see. The plot is surreal and I can imagine the amount of effort but in by the production of this film.

Han P

Sep 4, 2018

A documentary exposing the criminal impact the collapse of the Soviet Union had on the world.

Leia L

Jun 26, 2018

One of the best docs I've seen in a while. A crazy story.

Hermione P

May 26, 2018

Pretty entertaining doc about an assortment of international ne'er-do-wells stationed in Miami who tried to obtain a military submarine for the Cali Cartel at the time of the break-up of the Soviet Union. Funny but also informative. 8.1 out of 10

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George W

Apr 25, 2018

Enjoyably doc that easily kept my attention with the charisma and audacity of it's three central players.

Rey W

Apr 17, 2018

"UN-FCKIN-BEWIEVABLE SUPER-ULTRA-GALACTICAL TOTALLY-FCKIN-INSANE" - #theKONGFILMS(TM)

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Tiller Russell

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Juan Almeida

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Tony Galeota

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Dick Gregorie

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Richard Gregorie

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Eli Holzman

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Synopsis

In the early 1990s, three friends set out to hustle the Russian mob, the Cali cartel and the DEA for the score of a lifetime.

Director: Tiller Russell
Producer: Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman
Production Co: Scotty Gelt Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2018
Runtime: 1h 33m

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