Summary On August 21, 1940, Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico City, after eleven years of exile. The killer, Ramon Mercader, a young Spanish communist, was a character straight out of a spy movie. He was recruited in 1937 by Stalin's secret service when the latter decided to eliminate Trotsky, that tireless opponent. Through the epic story of Trotsky's last years in exile in Mexico, enriched with flashbacks to his political past, this film, a true historical thriller, offers a cross-narrative between Trotsky's life in exile and the setting up, at the same time, of "Operation Duck", the code name for his assassination. View more details
Directed : Marie Brunet-Debaines
Written : Marie Brunet-Debaines
Stars : Vladimir Lenin Carole Bianic Lev Trotskiy Natalia Trotsky
Genres : History Biography Documentary
Release date : Jan 29, 2023
Countries of origin : Germany France Belgium
Language : French
Production companies : Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) CPB Films (Compagnie des Phares et Balises) LCP Assemblée nationale
Summary On August 21, 1940, Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico City, after eleven years of exile. The killer, Ramon Mercader, a young Spanish communist, was a character straight out of a spy movie. He was recruited in 1937 by Stalin's secret service when the latter decided to eliminate Trotsky, that tireless opponent. Through the epic story of Trotsky's last years in exile in Mexico, enriched with flashbacks to his political past, this film, a true historical thriller, offers a cross-narrative between Trotsky's life in exile and the setting up, at the same time, of "Operation Duck", the code name for his assassination. View more details
Genres : History Biography Documentary
Release date : Jan 29, 2023
Countries of origin : Germany France Belgium
Language : French
Production companies : Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) CPB Films (Compagnie des Phares et Balises) LCP Assemblée nationale
