The Tolstoy Defence
112 mins
The shrill and tragic story about an event that involved Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. In an infantry regiment of the military based in the Tula region an offence occurs. In this regiment, the capital’s lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev — inspired by progressive ideas — does his service. A military tribunal and execution await the soldier charged with the offence. Kolokoltsev asks Count Tolstoy for help — and he decides to protect the innocent man. The pointed history about the complexity of choice and fidelity to one’s ideals is based on real events.
Yuliya Batalova
Editor
Viktoriya Shamlikashvili
Producer
Pavel Basinsky
Screenplay
Natalya Smirnova
Producer
Antonina Balashova
Recording Supervision
Maksim Volodin
Executive Producer
Valeriy Petrov
Steadicam Operator
Pavel Meskhiev
Boom Operator
Daniil Fedorov
Boom Operator
Anastasiya Karimulina
Production Design
Galina Ponomaryova
Makeup Artist
Elena Dmitrienko
Makeup Artist
Aleksey Golubenko
Original Music Composer
Lev Yezhov
Sound Director
Maria Korneva
First Assistant Director
Natalya Smirnova
Executive Producer
Anna Dudnik
Second Assistant Director
Anastasia Hartonen
Actor's Assistant
Nina Shoshina
Assistant Director
Bogdan Grachek
Dialogue Coach
Anastasia Hartonen
Casting
Lana Burmistrova
Casting
Ilya Timoshenkov
Focus Puller
Aleksey Kosorotov
Focus Puller
Fedor Dik
Playback Coordinator
Ilya Timoshenkov
Camera Technician
Alexandr Berezkin
Camera Technician
Nikolay Shankin
Camera Technician
Sergey Linchevsky
Gaffer
Maksim Kalinichev
Key Grip
Ruslan Abdrakhmanov
Lighting Artist
Denis Pryazhencev
Lighting Artist
Egor Esipovich
Lighting Artist
Ivan Piganov
Still Photographer
Pavel Yakovlev
Pyrotechnician
Roman Kadikov
Pyrotechnician
Ilya Golub
Pyrotechnician
Aleksandr Yakovlev
Pyrotechnician
Konstantin Danilin
Assistant Editor
Alexandr Galeev
Assistant Production Design
Nikolay Batychko
Decorator
Alexey Orekhov
Decorator
Dmitry Kostikov
Decorator
Kapiton Tarasov
Decorator
Natalia Alekseeva
Props
Alexey Khitrov
Props
Igor Lobankov
Props
Denis Belyaev
Props
Yana Alekseeva
Prop Maker
Anatoly Ionica
Prop Maker
Olga Chudetskaya
Assistant Costume Designer
Maria Bunina
Assistant Costume Designer
Elena Nikiforova
Assistant Costume Designer
Valentina Kameneva
Costume Supervisor