Two Prosecutors

Set in 1937, at the height of Stalin’s Great Purge, Two Prosecutors is adapted from a novella by Georgy Demidov, a physicist who spent fourteen years in the Soviet gulag. Aleksandr Kuznetsov stars as Kornyev, an idealistic young lawyer who comes across an urgent letter written in blood by an imprisoned aging prosecutor Kornyev admires, Stepniak (Alexander Filippenko). Convinced that Stepniak has been wrongfully convicted, Kornyev wins the old man’s trust and sets out to prove his innocence—and to uncover and report the corruption infesting the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs.

“Two Prosecutors” is a masterful film, both in terms of context and cinematic values, once more highlighting Lonznitsa’s prowess as both director and script writer.” -Movie Pulse

“Sergei Loznitsa’s masterful adaptation of a novella by Georgy Demidov is impeccably photographed, staged and acted, and has a chilling resonance with modern times.” -Toronto Star

“The film’s progression through bureaucratic black holes and intentional tactics meant to wear down the Soviet Union’s last honorable citizen is thus toeing the line between farce and thriller” -Have you seen?

Runtime: 117 min