The Owl's Cry(2013)

The Owl's Cry is a period crime drama set in 1957 Soviet Russia. When mysterious murders plague a small town, two men with conflicting loyalties must work together to solve them: Balakhnin, a local policeman, and Mitin, a ruthless KGB officer. As the investigation deepens, tensions between the pair intensify, forcing each to question where their true allegiances lie. The film explores the paranoia and moral ambiguity of the Stalin era, where trust is a luxury and every suspect harbors dangerous secrets. Balakhnin and Mitin's uneasy partnership becomes a battle of wits as they close in on a killer who may be closer than either man suspects.