Serhiy Loznytsia's Chilling Fable 'The Two Prosecutors' to Premiere on April 1!

Ukrainian master Serhiy Loznytsia's first feature film in six years, 〈The Two Prosecutors〉, is set to be released in theaters on April 1. The teaser poster released alongside the announcement features a visual representation of a dense web of power, hinting at the film's heavy atmosphere.

Truth-seeking during the Stalinist Great Purge… The essence of Kafkaesque absurdity

〈The Two Prosecutors〉 is set against the backdrop of the Stalinist Great Purge in 1937. It depicts the journey of a rookie prosecutor who accidentally acquires a blood-written confession from a prison inmate and steps into a vast labyrinth of power to uncover the truth. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Russian writer Georgy Demidov, who was imprisoned for 16 years in a Siberian labor camp, adding a layer of reality.

Director Loznytsia, who has navigated between documentary and feature films while maintaining a sharp historical perspective, delivers a chilling and absurd tension reminiscent of Kafka or George Orwell in this work. Through the imagery of a firmly closed iron door, endless waiting, and the expressionless faces of bureaucrats, it chillingly portrays how individual goodwill is eroded within a vast system.

95% on Rotten Tomatoes… A 'Fable of Today' praised worldwide

The film has already been recognized for its artistic merit by being selected for the competition section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and winning the François Chalais Award. International media have showered it with praise, calling it a "hot fable touching reality" (Le Monde) and a "chilling satire of bureaucracy" (Slant Magazine), with a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 95%.

Notably, despite dealing with the past, this work holds value beyond a simple period drama, as the way power overwhelms individuals resonates strangely with today's reality. The director's unique cold yet dense direction is expected to provide audiences with a suffocating sense of fear and a profound moment of contemplation.

Isolated individuals beyond the barbed wire… A teaser poster of overwhelming tension

The teaser poster released alongside the confirmation of the premiere features an image of a sharp barbed wire crossing over a blurred face. The young prosecutor's figure, shaking and out of focus under a gloomy brown-toned light, symbolically represents an individual isolated in a closed world. The phrase "a hot fable touching reality" suggests a sharp question posed to today's audience, stimulating the desire to watch.

〈The Two Prosecutors〉 is an opportunity to experience the work of master Serhiy Loznytsia on domestic screens for the first time, premiering on April 1.