Anathema

Original title: Анафема

It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.

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Анафема

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as Deacon Olympius

Nikolay Gavrilov

Nikolay Gavrilov

Aleksandr Afanasev

Aleksandr Afanasev

Lyubov Malinovskaya

Lyubov Malinovskaya

Pavel Pervushin

Pavel Pervushin

Tamara Timofeeva

Tamara Timofeeva

Yevgeni Grigoryev

Yevgeni Grigoryev

as gentleman in the church

as church chorister

Klavdiya Fadeeva

Klavdiya Fadeeva

as deacon’s wife

Svetlana Mazovetskaya

Svetlana Mazovetskaya

as lady donating to the poor (uncredited)

Nikolai Simonov

Nikolai Simonov

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Leonid Solovyov

Leonid Solovyov

Anatoly Karpukhin

Anatoly Karpukhin

Director of Photography

Aleksandr Kuprin

Aleksandr Kuprin

Aleksei Fedotov

Aleksei Fedotov

Production Design

Assistant Director

Irina Chernyakhovskaya

Irina Chernyakhovskaya

Natalya Razumova

Natalya Razumova

Alexander Scriabin

Alexander Scriabin

Script Consultant

Executive Producer

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