The Defendant

Drama, Crime

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Iosif Kheifits

Status Released

Release Date 1985-01-01

Storyline

Anton Skulov, a war invalid, shot a drunk young man with a hunting rifle who climbed into his garden and ruined rare flowers that his wife, a war veteran, had grown before her death. The investigation was short-lived, the accused immediately admitted his guilt and was ready to stand trial, having already convicted himself of the murder.