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The Jew

The Jew

USSR, 1946. Mikhail Krasnitsky lives a quiet life near Rostov with his beloved wife Riva. When their firstborn child dies, Mikhail takes it as a sign from above. Under the pretext of business trips, he begins to travel around the Soviet Union, committing a series of murders in cold blood and for no apparent reason. Meanwhile, the secret?service manages to detect a connection among these crimes - the victims were all former death camp guards who collaborated with the Nazi regime. 

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  • Rating

    Unclassified 15+

  • Country

    France, Russia

  • Runtime

    110 Mins

  • Director

    Dmitriy Fiks

  • Language

    Russian, Yiddish, Ukrainian (English subtitles)

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