Pursuit Race

Pursuit Race

1979 · 90 min · ★ 4.8 · Crime, Drama

A life of a driver Stephan Chekmenev turns out to be very lucky: healthy children, loving wife, solid loghouse. But once his fellow-villager perishes in a forest. And Chekmenev, considering himself to be the one to blame, in expectation of an imminent retribution, tries to understand: why and when did he, once having so many friends, become so indifferent towards other peoples lives.

Directed by Olgerd Vorontsov · Written by Anatoli Galiyev

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