Having renounced his title and property, aging literary icon Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer) makes plans to donate his royalties to the Russian people, supported by his trusted disciple Chertkov (Paul Giamatti). Tolstoy's outraged wife (Helen Mirren) wages a one-woman war to challenge her husband's outrageous act of idealism. Co-starring James McAvoy as the novelist's worshipful assistant.
IMDb 6.9/1020101 h 52 min