The Hague, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: Two ambitious lawyers face each other in the trial of Milorad Krstić, who’s accused of committing war crimes as a commander in the Bosnian war. The defender, Mikhail Finn, has managed to refute all the accusations against his client. Convinced of Krstic´s guilt, Catherine Lagrange, the prosecutor, summons a young man with incriminating evidence against Krstić. He claims to have been abandoned by his parents as a child and to have been one of Krstić’s soldiers. Defender Finn starts to investigate in order to verify the witness’ testimony – and soon encounters the young man’s family. Inspired by a true story.
Direction
Triffonova's clinical Hague interiors vs. raw Balkan exteriors.
Acting
Bohringer's prosecutor masks obsession as professionalism.
Writing
The title's four roles collapse into fewer people than expected.
Director
Iglika Triffonova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Krstić was the first person convicted of genocide at the ICTY; this film was shot in the actual Hague tribunal building before its closure in 2017.
Triffonova cast non-professional Bosnian actors who were children during the war; Ovanes Torosian's hesitation in key scenes is reportedly genuine unscripted emotion.
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