In 1950s Stalinist Russia, loyal MGB officer Leo Demidov confronts state denial of murder while investigating child killings and fleeing with his wife.
In 1950s Stalinist Russia, loyal MGB officer Leo Demidov confronts state denial of murder while investigating child killings and fleeing with his wife.
MGB officer Leo is a man who never questions the Party Line. He arrests whomever he is told to arrest. He dismisses the horrific death of a young boy because he is told to, because he believes the Party stance that there can be no murder in Communist Russia. Leo is the perfect soldier of the regime. But suddenly his confidence that everything he does serves a great good is shaken. He is forced to watch a man he knows to be innocent be brutally tortured. And then he is told to arrest his own wife...
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Sexual violence, rape, harassment, and implied activity depicted.
Graphic violence, torture, child murders, and body horror throughout.
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Substance use and addiction portrayed in multiple scenes.
Anti-gay bias and sentiment appear in the narrative.
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Central exploration of Soviet state ideology and oppression.
Suicide, suicidal ideation, and self-harm depicted.
Child abuse, rape, physical abuse, animal cruelty, and systemic suffering.
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