Two Prosecutors (PG)

Soviet Union, 1937. Thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Against all odds, one of them reaches its destination, upon the desk of the newly appointed local prosecutor, Alexander Kornev.

Amid the Stalinist purges, thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Yet one – written in blood – reaches the desk of newly appointed prosecutor Alexander Kornyev.

A loyal Bolshevik with a sense of justice, Kornyev seeks out its author, a man brutalised by the secret police, the NKVD. Their meeting sparks a chain of repercussions that will carry Kornyev deep into the machinery of Stalin’s regime.

Two Prosecutors is the joint highest scored film on the Screen International 2025 Cannes Jury Grid and the winner of the Prix François Chalais.

Cast: Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Anatoliy Belyy, Aleksandr Filippenko, Andris Keiss, Vytautas Kaniušonis

Director: Sergei Loznitsa

★★★★★ "It is a very disturbing parable of the insidious micro-processes of tyranny" GUARDIAN

★★★★ "[a] riveting depiction of clinical evil that takes time to process" TOISTO

"Impeccably directed and impressively acted, this slow-burn story of political injustice is filled to the brim with atmosphere." HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"Two Prosecutors is crisply fable-like in construction. An impressive addition to the director’s always insightful work." SCREEN INTERNATIONAL