28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
The Trial - The State Of Russia vs. Oleg Sentsov
director: Askold Kurov
original title: The Trial - The State Of Russia vs. Oleg Sentsov
year: 2017
running time: 70 min.
synopsis
Being a civic activist, Ukrainian film director and screenwriter of Russian origins Oleg Sencov openly spoke up against the annexation of Crimea. Subsequently, he was arrested by the Russian Security Service and accused, among other crimes, of planning terrorist attacks. The evidence produced and the development of the trial made many doubt his guilt and caused a number of international protests. The current Russia and a chilling probe into the way how its legal system operates.
more about film
director: | Askold Kurov |
producer: | Max Tuula, Maria Gavrilova, Izabela Wojcik |
script: | Askold Kurov |
photography: | Askold Kurov |
editing: | Michał Leszczyłowski Evgeny Zaozernykh |
sound: | Sorin Apostol |