The Prosecutor, the Defender, the Father and his Son (2016)

5.5/10 105 min Documentary Drama

Overview

The Hague, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: Two ambitious lawyers face each other in the trial of Milorad Krstić, who’s accused of committing war crimes as a commander in the Bosnian war. The defender, Mikhail Finn, has managed to refute all the accusations against his client. Convinced of Krstic´s guilt, Catherine Lagrange, the prosecutor, summons a young man with incriminating evidence against Krstić. He claims to have been abandoned by his parents as a child and to have been one of Krstić’s soldiers. Defender Finn starts to investigate in order to verify the witness’ testimony – and soon encounters the young man’s family. Inspired by a true story.

Cast

Romane Bohringer

Prosecutor Catherine Lagrange

Samuel Fröler

Defender Michael Finn

Izudin Bajrović

Deyan's Father

Ovanes Torosian

Deyan - Miro

Nermina Lukač

Jasna

Krasimir Dokov

Milorad Krstic

Igor Škvarica

The ICTY Interpreter

Labina Mitevska

Deyan's Mother

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