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Director:
Pavel Lungin
Writer:
Dmitri Sobolev (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 November 2006 (Kazakhstan) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future. | add synopsis
Awards:
7 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A very spiritually moving film, showing a unique world. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Pyotr Mamonov ... Father Anatoli
Viktor Sukhorukov ... Father Filaret
Dmitriy Dyuzhev ... Father Iov
Yuri Kuznetsov ... Tikhon
Viktoriya Isakova ... Nastya
Nina Usatova ... Widow
Yana Yesipovich ... Girl
Olga Demidova ... Woman with child
Timofei Tribuntsev ... Young Anatoli
Aleksei Zelensky ... Young Tikhon
Grigori Stepunov ... Child (as Grisha Stepunov)
Sergey Burunov ... Adjutant
B. Aleksandrov ... German
B. Pantyukhin ... German
S. Gorozhanin ... German
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Остров (Russia)
The Island (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Russia:112 min | Canada:112 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Russia
Language:
Russian | German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

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Trivia:
This movie is the closing film of 2006 Venice Film Festival. more

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24 out of 29 people found the following comment useful:-
A very spiritually moving film, showing a unique world., 15 February 2007
Author: Tgrain from New York

Ostrov gives the viewer a rare and deeper than ever before glimpse at a "starets" (elder) and "iurodivy" (fool for Christ), embodied by the main character Fr. Anatoli. These spiritual figures - unique to Eastern Orthodox Christianity - possess a prophetic spiritual insight, and in the case of the iurodivy use odd behavior and humor to spiritually awaken those around them. The film is set in an isolated skete during Soviet times, when Russian society was forcibly steeped into atheism.

The film's actors deliver top notch performances, the cinematography is excellent, and the sound design is thought through. A great film for those who want to get a truly spiritual experience, and encounter a world that few in the west are familiar with.

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