The Riot of the Executioners

A grim, slow-burning historical drama that immerses you in the bleak despair of a Stalinist camp, with moments of tense rebellion.

Directed by

Genādijs Zemels

Genres

Drama

Starring

Aleksey Shemes, Sergej Ufimcev, Igor Gorshkov

Overview

In 1949, before the celebration of Stalin's 70th anniversary, disabled veterans of the Second World War were shot in the former USSR. The state could not even provide them with an elementary existence and simply destroyed them. Some of them were shot, some were taken to the far islands of the North and to the remote corners of Siberia. The film reproduces a possible story of such a destruction of crippled soldiers in one of Stalin's camps. Combat commander Alexei finds his old military friend, who must also be shot. A real riot begins...

How it feels

Bleak, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Survival, betrayal, isolation, violence

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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