In 1938, in Stalin's Moscow, a disillusioned professor, Alexei, faces brutal interrogation by his former student, Vladimir, in Lubyanka Prison. Refusing to confess, he confronts his past sins and finds redemption through faith, sacrificing himself to save others in a haunting tale of morality and resistance.

Rob Lowe
as Alexei

James Franco
as Vladimir

Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Anya

Nick Nolte
as Jewish Inmate

Dean Norris
as Prison Manager

Kodi Smit-McPhee
as Sasha

Richard Brake
as

Emile Hirsch
as Artist Inmate

Brad Dourif
as Father Mikulski