mattjs85

Yep, that is it. Thanks.

It was probably made in the late 50's or 60's and takes place in a small western/desert town. The main character shows up, checks into the local inn and starts seeking information about a dead friend of his, who I believe was a chinese farmer in the area. I believe the bigwigs of the town (the sheriff maybe) were corrupt and responsible for the murder, so they hassle him and do the "there's a bus leaving here tomorrow, I suggest you be on it" shtick.

Chekist (1992) Srubov is a part of CHEKA, the secret police Lenin established after the Bolshevik Revolution. They arrest, interview for a minute, try in ten seconds, and execute intellectuals, aristocrats, Jews, clergy, and their families. In the building basement, five people at a time are shot as they stand naked facing wooden doors. No one to remember their last words; no martyrs, just anonymous bodies. Daily, the kangaroo court, the executions, the loading of bodies onto wagons. Srubov is cold, distant, sexually dysfunctional, and a deep thinker, hated by former friends and his family. As he tries to reason the nature of revolution and the purpose of CHEKA, he slowly goes mad.