The Priest (Поп)
Director: Vladimir Khotinenko
Cast: Sergei Makovetsky, Nina Usatova, Elizabeth Arzamasova, Stepan Morozov, Kirill Pletnev, Viktoria Romanenko
Country: Russia
Genre: Drama, Historical, Military
Year: 2010
Length: 2:08:54
The film takes place during the German occupation of Soviet territory during the Second World War. Between 1941 and 1944, a small group of priests was dispatched by the Orthodox Metropolitan of Latvia on a mission to the Pskov region, then occupied by the Wehrmacht, to reopen churches closed by the Soviets.
Trailer:
Movie:
Read more here (in Russian).
A review critical of the film and its message is here.
The official movie site is here.
Director: Vladimir Khotinenko
Cast: Sergei Makovetsky, Nina Usatova, Elizabeth Arzamasova, Stepan Morozov, Kirill Pletnev, Viktoria Romanenko
Country: Russia
Genre: Drama, Historical, Military
Year: 2010
Length: 2:08:54
The film takes place during the German occupation of Soviet territory during the Second World War. Between 1941 and 1944, a small group of priests was dispatched by the Orthodox Metropolitan of Latvia on a mission to the Pskov region, then occupied by the Wehrmacht, to reopen churches closed by the Soviets.
Trailer:
Movie:
Read more here (in Russian).
A review critical of the film and its message is here.
The official movie site is here.