The Defendant(1985)

movie - first aired/released 1985-01-01 - 86 min

Drama, Crime

Directed by Iosif Kheifits

Anton Skulov, a war invalid, shot a drunk young man with a hunting rifle who climbed into his garden and ruined rare flowers that his wife, a war veteran, had grown before her death. The investigation was short-lived, the accused immediately admitted his guilt and was ready to stand trial, having already convicted himself of the murder.