Genre: The Publicistic Films Director: Eugeniya Golovnya
In June, 1999 the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin signed the Decree «About the pardon of the persons sentenced to the exclusive measure of punishment». 720 “condemned men” were pardoned at once. The public thought of Russia was divided into two confronting camps – to “execute” or to “pardon”? To go “one’s own” way, or to join «the western civilisation»? Some stories of grave crimes – from the time of fulfillment till the time of proclaiming the death sentence …
The controversial opinions of the members of the society, judges, witnesses and victims give the chance to the spectators to make an independent choice
