Kompromat

An ordinary frenchman trapped by the Russian state

A claustrophobic political thriller about a man ensnared by state machinery, where paranoia and isolation are the true antagonists.

Mathieu, a member of the French institute in Irkutsk, is arrested overnight by the Russian authorities. Imprisoned and accused of sexual abuse on his own daughter, he realises he is a victim of a Kompromat. With the help of the FSB, someone has built up a case to frame him. Isolated, he has no one to turn to. Proving his innocence is impossible: the only solution is to escape.