My Friend Ivan Lapshin

Year: 1984
Country: USSR
Director: Aleksey German
Cast: Nina Ruslanova, Andrey Boltnev, Andrey Mironov
Genre: drama
Runtime: 100 min.
Age: 16+
Russian provincial town in the middle of the 1930s Stalin's Great Purge. Ivan Lapshin, the head of the local police, does what he has to do. And he does it well.

Awards & Festivals:

Locarno International Film Festival – FIPRESCIAward, Ernest Artaria Award
Rotterdam International Film Festival – Critics Award
Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR – Best Actor, Best Actress