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Two Prosecutors

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2025 | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and history buffs. If you loved Bridge of Spies or Just Mercy, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
What might put you off
It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

In 1937, amidst Stalin's Great Terror, a newly appointed prosecutor for the USSR is made aware of alleged corruption in the Secret Police, and takes it upon himself to investigate.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: François Chalais Prize. Also nominated for 1 more Cannes award.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 95K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Sergei Loznitsa

  • Aleksandr KuznetsovKornev
  • Aleksandr FilippenkoStepniak / Pegleg
  • Anatoliy BelyyVyshynsky
  • Andris KeišsDuty Assistant
  • Vytautas KaniušonisPrison Director
  • Valentin NovopolskijChatterbox
  • Ivgeny TerletskyOld Prisoner
  • Orests PaškoCorridor Guard
  • Valerijus JevsejevasOld Prosecutor
  • Timur IbragimovPetty Officer