The text for (internationally known as Siberian Education or Deadly Code ) refers to the 2013 film directed by Gabriele Salvatores . Based on the controversial memoir by Nicolai Lilin , the story follows the "education" of young Kolyma within a community of "honest criminals" in Transnistria . Film Overview Release Year: 2013 Director: Gabriele Salvatores

The community distinguishes between "honest" theft and "sinful" activities like drug-running or prostitution, which are strictly forbidden.

The narrative is set in a lawless region where a clan of Siberian Urkas was exiled by Stalin.

Though set in Transnistria, the film was primarily shot in Lithuania and Italy . It was filmed in English to appeal to an international audience, despite the Russian and Siberian setting.