Speech for the Defence (1977)
- Original title
- Слово для защиты
- Directed by
- Vadim Abdrashitov
- Genre
- legal drama
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 4.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Valentina Kostina is on trial for attempting to murder her lover. She has already confessed to the crime, but the court must decide her fate.
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What happens
Speech for the Defence (Russian: Слово для защиты) is a 1976 Soviet legal drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov. The film tells the story about a woman named Valentina Kostina, who is accused of attempted murder of her lover and pleads guilty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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