
Why Was Olof Palme Killed?
Mystery · Crime
Overview
From the cycle "Political Theater". The teleplay is built as a kind of investigation into the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, during which, unlike a criminal investigation, not the identity of the criminal is revealed, but the fate of Palme himself, his life principles, views, intentions and dreams.
Top Cast


Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov


Oleg Efremov
Oleg Efremov
Oleg Efremov


Vladimir Portnov
Vladimir Portnov
Vladimir Portnov


Ion Ungureanu
Ion Ungureanu
Ion Ungureanu


Evgeniya Uralova
Evgeniya Uralova
Evgeniya Uralova


Olof Palme
Olof Palme
self/archive footage
Olof Palme
self/archive footage
Aleksandr Starostin
Aleksandr Starostin
neo-fascist
Aleksandr Starostin
neo-fascist
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