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.
Unfortunately the movie The Tolstoy Defence is not yet available on HBO Max.
Editing | Yuliya Batalova | Editor |
Directing | Avdotya Smirnova | Director |
Writing | Avdotya Smirnova | Screenplay |
Writing | Anna Parmas | Screenplay |
Writing | Pavel Basinsky | Screenplay |
Production | Sergei Selyanov | Producer |
Production | Natalya Smirnova | Producer |
Production | Viktoriya Shamlikashvili | Producer |
Production | Oksana Barkovskaya | Producer |
Camera | Maxim Osadchy-Korytkovsky | Camera Operator |
Production | Maksim Volodin | Executive Producer |
Art | Anastasiya Karimulina | Painter |
Sound | Antonina Balashova | Recording Supervision |
Sound | Lev Yezhov | Sound Mixer |
Sound | Daniil Fedorov | Boom Operator |
Sound | Pavel Meskhiev | Boom Operator |
Camera | Valeriy Petrov | Steadicam Operator |
Production | Anatoly Chubais | Producer |
Sound | Aleksey Golubenko | Musician |
Sound | Vasiliy Vakulenko | Musician |