David, a university professor, takes to social media to criticize his city’s administration. But instead of the mayor’s dodgy dealings being investigated, David is himself accused of embezzlement and placed under house arrest. Despite the overbearing surveillance, double-crossing acquaintances, and growing media interest, he remains defiant and will not apologise. With the court case drawing ever nearer, does David have any hope of winning this battle against Goliath?
Presented in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival and at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Delo
2021
14 years
106 min.
Fiction
Russia
Russia, authoritarianism, international festivals
Colorido
Alexey German Jr.
Aleksey German Jr., Maria Ogneva
Ivan Burlakov
Vladimir Moss
Merab Ninidze, Roza Khairullina, Anna Mikhalkova, Anastasia Melnikova, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Alexander Pal
Artem Vasilyev, Yuri Stepanov, Georgi Shabanov, Ilya Zofin
Metrafilms, Outrageous Film Company, All Media (a START Company), LM Media
MK2
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