By the Law

By the Law

1926 · 80 min · RU · 6.6 (43 votes)
Dir. Lev Kuleshov · Starring Alexandra Khokhlova, Vladimir Fogel, Pyotr Galadzhev, Porfiri Podobed, Fred Forell, Sergei Komarov
Drama

After a man kills two members of his Yukon gold prospecting team, the other two surviving members struggle to keep him subdued for the next several months until they can turn him over to the law.

VIBE

A stark, unforgiving vision of human nature pushed to its limits. The vast, frozen wilderness becomes a pressure cooker for primal instincts, testing the very definition of civilization and justice.

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