Two Prosecutors (+English subtitles || Expat Cinema)
Regisseur
Te zien vanaf
Land
Frankrijk, Duitsland, Nederland
Jaar
2026
Lengte
117 min
Taal
Russisch, Oekraïens
Ondertiteling
Engels
Genres
Cast
Kijkwijzer
Set in the Soviet Union at the height of Stalin’s terror, Two Prosecutors is a chilling and masterfully controlled political drama about truth, fear and the machinery of authoritarian power. While thousands of desperate letters from imprisoned citizens are systematically destroyed, one miraculously survives the flames and lands on the desk of young prosecutor Alexander Kornyev.
Driven by a stubborn sense of justice, Kornyev becomes determined to investigate the case of Stepnyak, an imprisoned party official accused of crimes he may never have committed. But as he travels deeper into the Soviet bureaucracy in search of answers, he discovers a world ruled not by law or reason, but by paranoia, silence and absolute obedience. What begins as a legal inquiry slowly turns into a terrifying confrontation with the logic of a totalitarian regime.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa and based on the writings of gulag survivor Georgy Demidov, Two Prosecutors is both an engrossing historical thriller and a deeply unsettling reflection on the fragility of justice. Premiering in competition at the Cannes Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim, the film resonates powerfully in an era where truth itself increasingly feels under threat.