An Ordinary Execution

An Ordinary Execution

2010 · 105 min · FR · 6.8 (18 votes)
Dir. Marc Dugain · Starring Marina Hands, Édouard Baer, Denis Podalydès, André Dussollier, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus, Anne Benoît
Drama

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.

VIBE

A chilling portrait of life under absolute power. The air is thick with unspoken fear and the constant threat of denunciation. Every interaction is fraught with tension, making for a deeply unsettling and gripping experience.

dread-soakedoppressivetenseclaustrophobicslow-burnhistorical dramapolitical thrillerperiod piecefearpowersurvivalparanoia