The film takes place in 1953 in the USSR. On the morning of March 1, the Secretary General of the CPSU Central Committee, Joseph Stalin, who was in his residence, was found lying on the floor in a state of dying. As a result of the incapacity of the head, an emergency meeting of the Committee headed by Malenkov, Beria and Khrushchev is convened. Having made sure personally that the days of the Soviet leader are numbered, the party members immediately begin to spin intrigues against each other, trying to decide who will lead the country. If you follow the law, the main contender for the post of the country's leader is Malenkov, but Beria in the struggle for power decides to use its influence on the special services, while Khrushchev decides to enlist the support of the army.
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- Country: France, UK, Belgium
- Language: English
- Runtime: 1h:46m
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