The Black Veil

The Black Veil

1995 · 97 min · ★ 9.0 · Mystery

A rich, smart, charming philanthropist from Saint-Petersburg Andrei Rokshin is found dead at home. The culprit is a woman wearing a black veil. Investigator Sinev takes the case.

Directed by Aleksandr Proshkin · Written by Stanislav Govorukhin

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