HUNTING DOWN TROTSKY

Stalin's tireless opponent

Synopsis

On August 21, 1940, Trotsky was murdered in Mexico after 11 years in exile.

His killer, Ramon Mercader, a young Spanish communist, resembled a character from a spy film. He was recruited in 1937 by Stalin’s secret services when the decision was made to eliminate his tireless opponent.

This film is a historical thriller detailing "Operation Duck", the codename for Trotsky’s assassination operation.