Two Prosecutors

Two Prosecutors
German promotional poster
GermanZwei Staatsanwälte
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Directed bySergei Loznitsa
Screenplay bySergei Loznitsa
Based onTwo Prosecutors
by Georgy Demidov
Produced by
  • Kevin Chneiweiss
Starring
CinematographyOleg Mutu
Edited byDanielius Kokanauskis
Music byChristiaan Verbeek
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 14 May 2025 (2025-05-14) (Cannes)
  • 19 February 2026 (2026-02-19) (Germany)
Running time
117 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • Romania
  • Latvia
  • Netherlands
  • Lithuania
Languages
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian

Two Prosecutors (German: Zwei Staatsanwälte) is a 2025 historical drama film written and directed by Sergei Loznitsa, based on the novella of the same name by Georgy Demidov. Starring Aleksandr Kuznetsov and Aleksandr Filippenko, the film follows a young Soviet prosecutor seeking justice for a political prisoner during Joseph Stalin's ongoing Great Purge.

The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 14 May 2025, where it won the François Chalais Prize. It will be theatrically released by Progress in Germany on 19 February 2026.