Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.
Pyotr Mamonov
as Father Anatoli
Viktor Sukhorukov
as Father Filaret
Yuriy Kuznetsov
as Tikhon Petrovich, admiral
Dmitriy Dyuzhev
as Father Iov
Viktoriya Isakova
as Nastya
Aleksey Zelensky
as young Tikhon
Timofey Tribuntsev
as young Anatoli
Nina Usatova
as widow
Yana Esipovich
as girl
Olga Demidova
as
CRCulver
The 2006 film <i>Ostrov</i> (The Island) is a story of religious faith in the bleak Russian north. As the film opens, it is 1942 and the young Russian sailor Anatoly is forced by the Germans to shoot his captain Tikhon. Left for dead, Anatoly washes up on the shore of an island where a monastery is ...
pancine
Beautiful,bleak location. Excellent cinematography and direction highlights this story of guilt and redemption. Some find it in helping others selflessly. Or devotion to one's higher power. The prayer scenes may have been a bit too long or frequent but overall a good film,story and visual feast....