The Tolstoy DefenceMovie
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.
About The Tolstoy Defence
The Tolstoy Defence is a 2018 drama movie directed by Avdotya Smirnova.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 52m, production credits from Russia, an original language code of RU.
The credited cast includes Alexey Smirnov, Philipp Gurevich, Evgeny Kharitonov, Irina Gorbacheva. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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