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In the evening of 9th October 2003, Alexei Sidorov, editor in chief of the Togliatti Observer, was murdered outside his home, becoming the sixth journalist in the industrial city of Togliatti to be murdered since 1995. The killer used an ice-pick, stabbing Sidorov several times before escaping in full view of witnesses and passers-by. Just 18 months earlier, Sidorov’s friend and the founding editor of the Togliatti Observer, Valery Ivanov, was shot outside his home with a silenced pistol. Russia police and judicial officials announced within days that Sidorov’s murder was an ordinary affair, unconnected with his professional activities - to the disbelief of his colleagues and family. The film follows the investigative work of a leading human rights lawyer Karen Nersisyan, acting on behalf of the families of the murdered editors, as he uncovers the truth of the matter.

France / United Kingdom - 2004 - 59 mn - Betacam SP - Colour

Director Paul Jenkins Script Paul Jenkins Camera Andrei Erastov Sound Paul Jenkins Editing John Veal Music Aviv Geffen

Production Alegria Productions, 9, passage de la Boule Blanche, 75012 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5317 99 24 E-mail : alegria@alegria-productions.com Co-Production 200 Films

Sales Alegria Productions, 9, passage de la Boule Blanche, 75012 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5317 99 24 E-mail : alegria@alegria-productions.com