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2022 2h 0m RU

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 20

DramaWar

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A gripping war drama that tells the story of Maria Petrova, in whose fate, as in a mirror, the fate of the country was reflected: the daughter of a priest, who renounced her father and the faith, she serves in the NKVD. On the eve of the battle for Moscow, Maria meets the clairvoyant eldress Matrona, and soon it is Maria who is tasked to deliver to Moscow the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, located behind the front line in the occupied territory...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mariya Lugovaya
Maria Petrova
Artur Smolyaninov
Father Vladimir
Ilya Malakov
Sergeant
Sergey Puskepalis
Commissioner
Olga Lapshina
Eldress
Sergej Kolesnikov
Vasiliy Stepanovich
Valery Gorin
Stalin
Vadim Medvedev
Beriya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vera Storozheva
Writers: Elena Rayskaya
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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ERA

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Directed by Vera Storozheva, shot by Mikhail Iskandarov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

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DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Elena Afanasyeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Mariya Lugovaya and Artur Smolyaninov and Ilya Malakov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt16152948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vera Storozheva directs. Mikhail Iskandarov behind the camera. Yuriy Poteenko scores. Elena Afanasyeva cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Vera Storozheva, shot by Mikhail Iskandarov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Elena Afanasyeva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mariya Lugovaya and Artur Smolyaninov and Ilya Malakov carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt16152948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.