Captain Fyodor Volkonogov is a high-ranking agent and interrogation expert within the Soviet law enforcement unit known as National Security Service (NKVD). As Stalin’s purge is reducing the ranks around him, he sees his turn approaching and flees from his former colleagues. Hunted by his former peers and driven by a desire for forgiveness, Volkonogov sets out in search of the relatives of his victims. The historical thriller takes the form of a furious postmodernist parable, set against the backdrop of the Great Purge, Stalin’s violent 1938 campaign to solidify his absolutism, which resulted in the arrest, torture and execution of about a million people.
Thriller, Drama
2h 6min
16+
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A gripping, thrilling drama-thriller with captivating cinematography about Stalin's political purges in 1938.
Captain Fyodor Volkonogov is a high-ranking agent and interrogation expert within the Soviet law enforcement unit known as National Security Service (NKVD). As Stalin’s purge is reducing the ranks around him, he sees his turn approaching and flees from his former colleagues. Hunted by his former peers and driven by a desire for forgiveness, Volkonogov sets out in search of the relatives of his victims.
The historical thriller takes the form of a furious postmodernist parable, set against the backdrop of the Great Purge, Stalin’s violent 1938 campaign to solidify his absolutism, which resulted in the arrest, torture and execution of about a million people.