The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

Mar 1 2017 N/A 1h 15m
Documentary, History

August 2015, a courtroom in Rostov-on-Don. A man is peering through the bars of his cage, his eyes reveal that his nerves are about to snap. Today he will be handed down a sentence to which he must submit: 20 years’ imprisonment in Siberia for terrorism. The man is Oleg Sentsov, a film director and Maidan activist born in Simferopol in the Ukraine. He is charged with leading an anti-Russian terrorist movement and having planned attacks on bridges, power lines and a monument of Lenin. Sentsov defends himself, courageously and without flinching. He responds to the verdict with an emphatic denial of his crimes and instead accuses the accusers themselves ...

Plot

A documentary about Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, arrested by the Russian FSB in Crimea and sentenced to 20 years in prison on contrived charges.

Written by

Mila Andriiash

Directed by

Askold Kurov

Cast

Oleh Sentsov, Vladimir Putin, Victor Yanukovich

Crew

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Production Countries

Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia

Production Companies

Ceská televize, Marx Film, Message Film

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
251
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA