The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
Storyline
August 2015, a courtroom in Rostov-on-Don. A man is peering through the bars of his cage, his eyes reveal that his nerves are about to snap. Today he will be handed down a sentence to which he must submit: 20 years’ imprisonment in Siberia for terrorism. The man is Oleg Sentsov, a film director and Maidan activist born in Simferopol in the Ukraine. He is charged with leading an anti-Russian terrorist movement and having planned attacks on bridges, power lines and a monument of Lenin. Sentsov defends himself, courageously and without flinching. He responds to the verdict with an emphatic denial of his crimes and instead accuses the accusers themselves ...
Cast & Crew
Oleh Sentsov
Self
Lead
Vladimir Putin
Self
Victor Yanukovich
Self
Wim Wenders
Self
Agnieszka Holland
Self
Jos Stelling
Self
Krzysztof Zanussi
Self
Marina Razbezhkina
Self
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Askold Kurov's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
