Augstaka tiesa

From his prison cell, a man awaiting the death penalty for committing a double murder, talks about his life. The filmmaker focusses on the story and personality of the young murderer, whom he followed for a year until his execution in November 1987. The film also presents extracts from his trial and points at the weaknesses and troubles in the murderer’s personality that led to such drastic consequences. This film is an eloquent plea against the death penalty