Summary
Set against the stark, industrial backdrop of the early Soviet era, Delo No. 128 (Case No. 128) is a calculated legal procedural that functions as both a crime drama and a moral interrogation. The narrative centers on a specific criminal investigation that spiraled into a larger commentary on the fragility of the human conscience when pitted against the rigid machinery of a new state. Rather than focusing on a traditional whodunit, the film explores the psychological erosion of its protagonist, played with a haunting stillness by Dmitriy Fedorovskiy. As the investigation into 'Case 128' unfolds, the lines between personal loyalty and civic duty blur, forcing the characters to confront whether justice is an absolute truth or a flexible tool of social engineering. It is a film of shadows, both literal and metaphorical, where the silence of the silent era is used to amplify the mounting tension of a courtroom that feels more like a confessional.
