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The Island

The Island

20066.91h 52m

Overview

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.

Directed by Pavel Lungin
Written by Pavel Lungin, Dmitry Sobolev
Produced by Olga Vasilyeva, Sergey Shumakov, Pavel Lungin
Box Office0Revenue: $3.6M

Top Cast

Pyotr Mamonov

Pyotr Mamonov

Father Anatoli

Viktor Sukhorukov

Viktor Sukhorukov

Father Filaret

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Tikhon Petrovich, admiral

Dmitriy Dyuzhev

Dmitriy Dyuzhev

Father Iov

Viktoriya Isakova

Viktoriya Isakova

Nastya

Aleksey Zelensky

Aleksey Zelensky

young Tikhon

Timofey Tribuntsev

Timofey Tribuntsev

young Anatoli

Nina Usatova

Nina Usatova

widow

Yana Esipovich

Yana Esipovich

girl

Olga Demidova

Olga Demidova

Themes & Keywords

monkmiraclerussian orthodox churchsaintorthodoxsaintsorthodox christianitysainthoodmiraclesorthodox church

About The Island

The Island is a drama, comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of monk, miracle, russian orthodox church, saint, orthodox, saints. Directed by Pavel Lungin, it stars Pyotr Mamonov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Yuriy Kuznetsov. 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.

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