An Ordinary Execution

2010 1h 45m FR

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 25

Drama

Synopsis

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During the last days of Stalin's reign, a doctor (Marina Hands) tries to go unnoticed in a society of mutual dread where a neighbour or colleague might "denounce" you to the authorities at any moment.But tales of her healing touch have spread and one night she is taken away, not to the infamous Lubyanka prison, but to the Kremlin to attend the ailing Comrade Stalin himself. Uncle Joe (André Dussollier), an old man racked with pain but still as watchful and deadly as a snake.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marina Hands
Anna
Édouard Baer
Vassilli
Denis Podalydès
Le concierge
André Dussollier
Joseph Staline
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
Beria
Anne Benoît
Alexandra
Régis Romele
Docteur Grégoriev
Valentin Popescu
Bolchakov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marc Dugain
Writers: Marc Dugain
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marc Dugain, shot by Yves Angelo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Fabrice Rouaud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Marina Hands and Édouard Baer and Denis Podalydès carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1417040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Marc Dugain directs. Yves Angelo behind the camera. Fabrice Rouaud cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Directed by Marc Dugain, shot by Yves Angelo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Fabrice Rouaud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Marina Hands and Édouard Baer and Denis Podalydès carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1417040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.