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Movie poster: Defence Counsel Sedov (1988)
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Defence Counsel Sedov

1988 Drama
3.9 / 10 · TMDB

Late one evening in Moscow in 1937, Defence Counsel Sedov hears a knock at the door. Three women whose agronomist husbands have been sentenced to death for alleged sabotage beg him to take on the seemingly hopeless task of saving them. Sedov embarks upon a succession of encounters with increasingly powerful officials, gradually persuading them to look at the case anew. But the highest authorities are not so easily outmanoeuvered, and Sedov becomes canonised as a Stalinist zealot, with the film building inexorably to its chilling triple climax.

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Original Title Защитник Седов
Year 1988
Country Soviet Union
Genre Drama
Director Evgeny Tsymbal
Rating TMDB: 3.9/10 (10 votes)

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Defence Counsel Sedov is an acquired taste at 3.9/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

Not every film is made for everyone. Read the synopsis, watch the trailer — you'll know right away if it's for you.

A classic from 1988. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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