The Riot (2021) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2021 · 120 mins · Russian

Directed by

Evgeny Grigoryev

Starring

Yakov Shamshin, Pavel Derevyanko, Yura Borisov, Konstantin Balakirev, Oleg Shapkov, Marina Kleshchyova

Budget

$56.7M

Based on a true story, the film follows Ilya, a ten-year-old boy living in a village, whose father is tragically killed. When the perpetrator avoids justice, the boy takes matters into his own hands and embarks on a determined search for the murderer, challenging the indifference of his community and seeking his own form of retribution.