La Palisiada

A murky, slow-burning neo-noir that folds past and present into a moral maze you have to work through.

Directed by

Philip Sotnychenko

Genres

Drama

Starring

Andrii Zhurba, Novruz Hikmet, Valeriia Oleinykova

Overview

Ukraine, 1996. 5 months before the moratorium on capital punishment, two old friends, a police detective and a forensic psychiatrist, investigate a murder of their colleague. Long time ago, both of them were in love with the widow of the deceased. Immersed in the complicated case and long forgotten memories, they create a future where their children have to live, inheriting unrealized aspirations of their parents.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Corruption, justice, guilt, memory

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.

Note

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