A new 12 part mini series which recently debuted in Russia called Sonka Golden Hands will follow the exploits of famed 19th century Russian theif Sonya Golden Hands. The miniseries depicts one of Golden Hand's most famous robberies in particular, in which she cons both a jeweler and a psychiatrist at the same time in order to get a large amount of jewelery. The pilot episode aired last Monday at the same time that Russian citizens learned of the death of former Russian Leader Boris Yeltsin. Still, Kommersant reported that 29% of Russian's using their television sets during this time frame still managed to watch Sonka Golden Hands.
Director Viktor Merezhko admitted in a phone interview that the script for the series was infact "97 percent made up". "You've got to understand that no one followed [Sonya] around writing her biography". Merezhko also noted that the remaining 3 percent was based on filed police reports.
Merezhko said that the Sonya miniseries has taken hold of him and that he hopes to find basis for a second miniseries. "Of course, the life of this amazing woman can't at all fit into 12 episodes."
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