Overview
In late nineteenth-century Russia, Martin Avdeitch is a humble shoemaker whose life has been characterized by grief. Martin must find the courage to look outside himself and trust in the goodness of God. This BYUtv original holiday special is based on Leo Tolstoy's short story, "Martin the Cobbler," and stars John Rhys-Davies.
Director and cast
- John Rhys-Davies as Martin Avdeitch
- Karl Johnson as Stepanovich
- Valentin Novopolskij as Pyotr
- Egle Spokaite as Dunyasha
- Kamilė Gudmonaitė as Irina
- Šarūnas Zenkevičius as Anton Avdeitch
- Simonas Dovidauskas as Younger Martin Avdeitch
- Ieva Andrejevaitė as Raisa
- Paulius Markevičius as Mikhail Leskov
- Clotilde Rigaud as Apple Woman
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