The Monk and the Demon

2016 1h 55m RU

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 49

MysteryComedyFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Fantastic story of the first half of the XIX century about a monk named Ivan who must fight the dark forces in his monastery.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Timofey Tribuntsev
Иван
Georgiy Fetisov
Легион
Boris Kamorzin
настоятель
Roman Madyanov
духовное лицо
Nikita Tarasov
Николай I
Sergey Barkovsky
Бенкендорф
Михаил Милькис
Андрей
Mikhail Krylov
монах

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nikolay Dostal
Writers: Yuriy Arabov, Nikolay Dostal
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nikolay Dostal, shot by Levan Kapanadze. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aleksandr Sokolov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Timofey Tribuntsev and Georgiy Fetisov and Boris Kamorzin carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5019884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nikolay Dostal directs. Levan Kapanadze behind the camera. Aleksandr Sokolov scores. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Directed by Nikolay Dostal, shot by Levan Kapanadze. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Aleksandr Sokolov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Timofey Tribuntsev and Georgiy Fetisov and Boris Kamorzin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5019884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.