The Bet

The Bet (1983)

February 7th, 19831h 40min

Drama, Thriller
75%

Overview

The story is about a lawyer who believes that capital punishment is terrible, and that imprisonment, if forever, remains a compassionate punishment, then he engages in a bet with a businessman, if he can stay in prison for fifteen years exchange for any wealth, and they hold a bet that if he holds, he will get two million rubles.


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