Leviathan (Leviafan) (R)
synopsis
Set in the remote Russian northwest, this is the tragic tale of one man's struggle against a corrupt system of power. Kolya, a part-time mechanic, lives on a rocky shore with his wife and son in a house he built himself. When a local mayor attempts to seize the property through a compulsory purchase order he calls in a lawyer friend from Moscow to help fight his case. But the wheels of justice soon prove to be slow, heavy and quite possibly deadly...
details
Drama
2 hr. 20 min.
Opened December 31st, 2014
synopsis
Set in the remote Russian northwest, this is the tragic tale of one man's struggle against a corrupt system of power. Kolya, a part-time mechanic, lives on a rocky shore with his wife and son in a house he built himself. When a local mayor attempts to seize the property through a compulsory purchase order he calls in a lawyer friend from Moscow to help fight his case. But the wheels of justice soon prove to be slow, heavy and quite possibly deadly...
details
Drama
2 hr. 20 min.
Opened December 31st, 2014