Cinema

24 April - 5 May 2026

Dir. Sergei Loznitsa, 2026
Runtime: 118 mins

Two Prosecutors (German: Zwei Staatsanwälte) is a historical drama film written and directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, adapted from the novella by Soviet writer and Gulag survivor Georgy Demidov. The film premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, winning the François Chalais Prize.

Soviet Union, 1937, Thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Against all odds, one of them reaches its destination, upon the desk of the newly appointed local prosecutor, Alexander Kornyev. Kornyev does his utmost to meet the prisoner, a victim of agents of the secret police, the NKVD. A dedicated Bolshevik of integrity, the young prosecutor suspects foul play. His quest for justice will take him all the way to the office of the Attorney General in Moscow. In the age of the great Stalinist purges, this is the plunge of a man into the corridors of a totalitarian regime that does not bear said name.

Screenings
Friday 24 April, 7.00pm
Saturday 25 April, 4.30pm
Tuesday 28 April, 2.00pm
Wednesday 29 April, 10.30am (Silver Screenings)
Sunday 3 May, 2.40pm
Tuesday 5 May, 2.00pm