Two Prosecutors (2025)

Original title

Zwei Staatsanwälte

Directed by

Sergei Loznitsa

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Romania, Ukraine, Latvia, Germany

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

12

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Soviet prosecutor tries to win justice for a political prisoner during Stalin's Great Purge. The story follows his efforts within a repressive and dangerous system.

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What happens

Two Prosecutors (German: Zwei Staatsanwälte) is a 2025 historical drama film written and directed by Sergei Loznitsa, based on the novella of the same name by Georgy Demidov. Starring Aleksandr Kuznetsov and Aleksandr Filippenko, the film follows a young Soviet prosecutor seeking justice for a political prisoner during Joseph Stalin's ongoing Great Purge. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 14 May 2025, where it won the François Chalais Prize. It was theatrically released by Progress in Germany on 19 February 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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