The Tolstoy Defence 2018

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Drama

The shrill and tragic story about an event that involved Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. In an infantry regiment of the military based in the Tula region an offence occurs. In this regiment, the capital’s lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev — inspired by progressive ideas — does his service. A military tribunal and execution await the soldier charged with the offence. Kolokoltsev asks Count Tolstoy for help — and he decides to protect the innocent man. The pointed history about the complexity of choice and fidelity to one’s ideals is based on real events.

Release Date 2018-09-06
Runtime 1h 52m
Director Avdotya Smirnova
Producers Sergei Selyanov, Natalya Smirnova, Viktoriya Shamlikashvili, Oksana Barkovskaya, Maksim Volodin, Anatoly Chubais
Writers Avdotya Smirnova, Anna Parmas, Pavel Basinsky