The Tolstoy Defence
Overview
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.
Cast
About The Tolstoy Defence (2018)
Released in 2018, The Tolstoy Defence is a drama film from Algous studio (Russia). It was directed by Avdotya Smirnova and written by Avdotya Smirnova and Pavel Basinsky. The cast is led by Alexey Smirnov, Philipp Gurevich, Evgeny Kharitonov, Irina Gorbacheva and Łukasz Simlat. With a runtime of 1h 52m, the film averages 7.1/10 across 20 TMDB ratings.
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