TV series

Trotsky

2017 · 1 season

A somber, talk-heavy historical drama that moves between interview-room tension and flashback spectacle, rewarding patience with a portrait of power and loss.

Created by: Oleg Malovichko
Genres: Drama, War & politics
Starring: Konstantin Khabensky, Olga Sutulova, Aleksandra Mareeva

Overview: The life pages of a man who changed the world but paid back everything he had. Leon Trotsky is being interviewed in Mexico city of the year 1940 by Canadian journalist Frank Jackson. During eight days they have eight interview sessions revealing the true face of Comrade Trotsky.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, betrayal, politics, memory
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Created by: Oleg Malovichko
Genres: Drama, War & politics
Starring: Konstantin Khabensky, Olga Sutulova, Aleksandra Mareeva

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
betrayal
politics
memory
isolation
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild