The Magnitsky Act: Behind the Scenes

The Magnitsky Act: Behind the Scenes

★ 6.3IMDb Score

Overview:

What started as a drama about a Russian police plot to steal a billion dollars from a US financier and to murder his faithful tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, has become a real life investigation of contradicting versions of the crime.

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