Tsar (2009)

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116 min - Drama | History - 4 November 2009 (Russia)

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In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission... See full summary »

Director:

Pavel Lungin

Writer:

Aleksei Ivanov (screenplay)

Stars:

Pyotr Mamonov, Oleg Yankovskiy and Ramilya Iskander

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Pyotr Mamonov	...	Ivan The Terrible
	Oleg Yankovskiy	...	Metropolitanate Philipp
	Ramilya Iskander	...	Mariya Temryukovna
	Anastasiya Dontsova	...	Masha
	Aleksandr Domogarov	...	Aleksei Basmanov
	Aleksandr Ilin	...	Fedka Basmanov
	Ville Haapasalo	...	Heinrich Staden (as Ville Khaapasalo)
	Aleksey Frandetti	...	Kai-Bulat
	Ivan Okhlobystin	...	Vassian
	Yuriy Kuznetsov	...	Malyuta Skuratov
	Aleksey Makarov	...	General Kolychev
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Aleksandr Makarov	...	Voevoda Buturlin
	Artyom Mazunov
	Aleksandr Negodailov
	Oleg Vladimirovich Sokolov	...	Serafim

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In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly destroying anyone who gets in his way. During this reign of terror, Philip, the superior of the monastery on the Solovetsky Islands, a great scholar and Ivan's close friend, dares to oppose the sovereign's mystical tyranny. What follows is a clash between two completely opposite visions of the world, smashing morality and justice, God and men. A grand-scale film with excellent leading roles by Mamonov and Yankovsky. An allegory of Stalinist Russia. Written by Warsaw Film Festival

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