To Execute or To Pardon (2007)
The film is based on real events. The action takes place during one of the meetings of the Commission for Pardons. A petition from a young man, who killed two people, is being reviewed, one of whom was the son of an influential person. At the same time, in the correctional facility where he is serving his sentence, a hostage situation unfolds (another real case, supported by documentary footage included in the film). In such an environment—one of psychological pressure—the members of the Commission must make the right decision...
Directors: Mikhail Apartsev, Alexey Kozyrev.
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Valeriy Degtyar as Мартов |
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Anastasiya Melnikova as Нина Александровна |
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Sergey Koshonin as Ратиков |
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Andrei Tolubeyev as народный артист |
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Sergey Barkovsky as доктор Кактус |
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Sergey Bekhterev as Чмо |
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Ekaterina Tolubeyeva as Татьяна Николаевна |
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Sergey Galich as Владимир Есенин |
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Yuriy Glavatskiy as эпизод |
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Natali Kozyreva as эпизод |
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Mikhail Apartsev as врач в колонии |
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Natalya Danilova as медсестра в колонии |
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Sergey Skomorokhov as эпизод |
| Directing | Mikhail Apartsev | Director |
| Directing | Alexey Kozyrev | Director |
| Writing | Alexey Kozyrev | Writer |
| Camera | Alexandr Dobriyanik | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alexey Grigoryev | Music |