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Soviet courtroom drama where the system itself is on trial — and nobody's innocent.
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No Margin for Error (1975)

grittyclaustrophobicprocedural

Overview

DramaMysteryCrime

A criminal story which happened in a small Russian town.

Flag of SUSURussian
Content warning
bureaucratic justicemoral compromisesmall-town corruption

Standout Aspects

Acting

Oleg Zhakov's weary judge — authority crumbling in real-time.

Direction

Faintsimmer's tight framing turns a courtroom into a cage.

Best for:Solo: Late night, rain outside, questioning your faith in systems.·Rewatch: Catch the subtle performances you missed first time.
Heads up:Emotional: No heroes, no catharsis — just systemic rot.
Alexandr Faintsimmer

Director

Alexandr Faintsimmer

ReleasedOct 6, 1975
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Mosfilm

Top Cast

Oleg Zhakov

Oleg Zhakov

Николай Александрович, судья Народного суда

Nikolai Merzlikin

Nikolai Merzlikin

Борис Павлович Юнусов, подсудимый

Lev Prygunov

Lev Prygunov

Роман Селецкий

Vladimir Druzhnikov

Vladimir Druzhnikov

Юрий Петрович, прокурор-обвинитель

Viktor Markin

Viktor Markin

адвокат подсудимого

Nina Ilyina

Nina Ilyina

Юля Жемарина, младшая сестра Вали

Yuri Potyomkin

Yuri Potyomkin

Василий Курилко

Aleksei Pankin

Aleksei Pankin

Андрей Трукшин

Viktor Perevalov

Viktor Perevalov

Глеб Заступин

Vladimir Plotnikov

Vladimir Plotnikov

Олег Шемелин

Vladimir Balashov

Vladimir Balashov

Егор Савельевич Тарута, отец Антона, фронтовик

Viktor Filippov

Viktor Filippov

Афонин, железнодорожник

Valentina Berezutskaya

Valentina Berezutskaya

Санькина, продавщица

Vladimir Ferapontov

Vladimir Ferapontov

Сергей Иванович Бухтин, капитан милиции

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Made during Brezhnev's stagnation era, the film's bureaucratic cynicism was bold — state-approved nihilism disguised as crime procedural.

Trivia

Faintsimmer was primarily a theatre director; this explains the chamber-piece intensity and actor-focused blocking.

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