Leviathan (2014)
Director
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Main cast
Vladimir Vdovichenkov; Elena Lyadova; Aleksey Serebryakov; Anna Ukolova; Roman Madyanov
Genres
Drama
Description
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Main cast
Vladimir Vdovichenkov; Elena Lyadova; Aleksey Serebryakov; Anna Ukolova; Roman Madyanov
Genres
Drama
Description
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
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