An Ordinary Execution

Overview

During the last days of Stalin's reign, a doctor (Marina Hands) tries to go unnoticed in a society of mutual dread where a neighbour or colleague might "denounce" you to the authorities at any moment.But tales of her healing touch have spread and one night she is taken away, not to the infamous Lubyanka prison, but to the Kremlin to attend the ailing Comrade Stalin himself. Uncle Joe (André Dussollier), an old man racked with pain but still as watchful and deadly as a snake.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 3, 2010

Original language

French

Spoken languages

french

Countries

France

Production

F Comme Film

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1417040