The Tolstoy Defence

The Tolstoy Defence (2018)

История одного назначения

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.

Date of release
2018-09-06
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (20)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama
Director
Avdotya Smirnova

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: RUB 110M
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Nika Award for Best Costume Design

Story of one Appointment is a Russian historical drama film directed by Avdotya Smirnova. It stars Aleksey Smirnov, Yevgeny Kharitonov and Irina Gorbacheva. The premiere of the film in Russia was on 6 September 2018.

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