Genre: Drama

Duration: 101 mins

Format: 35mm

Director: Grigoriy Chukhrai

Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Ornella Muti, Otar Koberidze, Regimantas Adomaitis.

A taxi driver living in a dictatorship is kicked out of the military for refusing to fire upon women and children. He is then wrongly accused of conspiracy against the state, imprisoned, tortured and threatened by the resistance who believe that he is a government spy. This Italian-Russian co-production is a dramatic, suspense filled film focusing on political persecution and a love story. Giancarlo Giannini stars in this film where surprises lurk at every turn.