The Prosecutor, the Defender, the Father and his Son (2015)

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.

Release Date : November 25, 2015

Runtime : 105m

Genre : Documentary, Drama  

Companies : Klas Film, Filmlance International, Phanta Film

Countries : Bulgaria, Netherlands, Sweden

Keywords : based on true story, woman director