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Serebrennikov deploys ornery irony in this scathing critique of a self-radicalized fundamentalist and local unbelievers.
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
The Student
The hypocrisy of religion and society that challenges all of us.
2016 · 1h 58m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Kirill Serebrennikov
Overview
A high school student becomes convinced that the world is lost to evil and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults surrounding him.
Director and cast
- Kirill Serebrennikov Director
- Petr Skvortsov as Veniamin
- Viktoriya Isakova as Elena Lvovna Krasnova, Biology Teacher
- Yuliya Aug as Mother
- Anton Vasilyev as Physical Education Teacher
- Aleksandr Gorchilin as Grisha
- Aleksandra Revenko Cast
- Svetlana Bragarnik Cast
- Nikolai Roshchin Cast
- Irina Rudnitskaya Cast
- Marina Kleshchyova Cast
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