Punisher (Russian: Каратель) is a 1968 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Manos Zacharias.
Feeling guilty over his role in the execution, Vangelis tries to confide in his girlfriend Maria, but finds himself unable to do so.
Instead he gets into a fight with a drunken passer-by, and flees from a military patrol, taking shelter in a local church, where he confesses to the priest.
The priest tells Vangelis that he killed many Gestapo men during the Second World War in order to avenge the death of his parents, but was not able to find peace of mind.
The two reconcile, and after escorting Maria to work, Vangelis allows himself to be arrested by the patrol for the previous night's fight, but is no longer prepared to submit to unjust orders.