The Tolstoy Defence (2018)

The shrill and tragic story about an event that involved Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. In an infantry regiment of the military based in the Tula region an offence occurs. In this regiment, the capital’s lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev — inspired by progressive ideas — does his service. A military tribunal and execution await the soldier charged with the offence. Kolokoltsev asks Count Tolstoy for help — and he decides to protect the innocent man. The pointed history about the complexity of choice and fidelity to one’s ideals is based on real events.

Released Sept. 6, 2018 112 min 13+

Genres: Drama, History

Keywords: tmdb.russian-history, tmdb.soldiers-of-the-russian-empire, imdb.imperial-russia, imdb.russian-military, imdb.russian-officer, imdb.army-uniform, imdb.garrison, imdb.leo-tolstoy-character

Watch Providers: Tubi TV

Production Companies: Algous studio, Studio Globus, CTB Film Company

Country: Russia
Production Country: Russia
Languages: Russian