Defence Counsel Sedov (1988)
Late one evening in Moscow in 1937, Defence Counsel Sedov hears a knock at the door. Three women whose agronomist husbands have been sentenced to death for alleged sabotage beg him to take on the seemingly hopeless task of saving them. Sedov embarks upon a succession of encounters with increasingly powerful officials, gradually persuading them to look at the case anew. But the highest authorities are not so easily outmanoeuvered, and Sedov becomes canonised as a Stalinist zealot, with the film building inexorably to its chilling triple climax.
Director: Evgeny Tsymbal
Genre: Drama
Release Date: January 2, 1988
Cast
Screenplay
- Mariya Zvereva (Screenplay)
- Ilya Zverev (Screenplay)
Music: Vadym Khrapachov
Cinematography: Vladimir Shevtsik
Editing: Eleonora Praksina
Production: Mosfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Evgeny Tsymbal
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Defence Counsel Sedov about?
- Late one evening in Moscow in 1937, Defence Counsel Sedov hears a knock at the door. Three women whose agronomist husbands have been sentenced to death for alleged sabotage beg him to take on the seemingly hopeless task of saving them. Sedov embarks upon a succession of encounters with increasingly powerful officials, gradually persuading them to look at the case anew. But the highest authorities are not so easily outmanoeuvered, and Sedov becomes canonised as a Stalinist zealot, with the film building inexorably to its chilling triple climax.
- Who directed Defence Counsel Sedov?
- Defence Counsel Sedov was directed by Evgeny Tsymbal.
- Who stars in Defence Counsel Sedov?
- Defence Counsel Sedov stars Vladimir Ilin, Albina Matveyeva, Tamara Chernova, Татьяна Рогозина, Vatslav Dvorzhetsky, Vsevolod Larionov.
- What genre is Defence Counsel Sedov?
- Defence Counsel Sedov is a Drama film.
- Where was Defence Counsel Sedov produced?
- Defence Counsel Sedov was produced in Soviet Union.