Purification

The film is based on the story by L. Andreev "The Life of Vasily of Thebes" about the fate of the village priest Vasily, who, after going through a great many misfortunes, renounces God in order to regain his true faith through even greater grief.

Director: Dmitri Shinkarenko

Cast: Aleksandr Baluev, Anna Kamenkova, Vladimir Treshchalov, Fyodor Valikov, Valeri Gatayev, Sergey Gabrielyan, Aleksandr Chislov

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.