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Arithmetic of a Murder (1991)

Arithmetic of a Murder poster
Original title
Арифметика убийства
Directed by
Dmitri Svetozarov
Genre
detective fiction
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bully is murdered in a communal apartment in St. Petersburg. Everyone there had a reason to want him dead, but they all have alibis. A disabled resident assists the investigator in cracking the case.

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What happens

Arithmetic of a Murder (Russian: Арифметика убийства) is a 1991 Soviet detective film directed by Dmitry Svetozarov. In a communal apartment in St. Petersburg, a bully, whom everyone hated, was killed. Despite the fact that everyone had a motive for the murder, they all had an alibi. A local disabled person is trying to help the investigator solve the murder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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