The Island

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.

Cast

Pyotr Mamonov

Pyotr Mamonov

as Father Anatoli

Viktor Sukhorukov

Viktor Sukhorukov

as Father Filaret

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Yuriy Kuznetsov

as Tikhon Petrovich, admiral

Dmitriy Dyuzhev

Dmitriy Dyuzhev

as Father Iov

Viktoriya Isakova

Viktoriya Isakova

as Nastya

Aleksey Zelensky

Aleksey Zelensky

as young Tikhon

Timofey Tribuntsev

Timofey Tribuntsev

as young Anatoli

Nina Usatova

Nina Usatova

as widow

Yana Esipovich

Yana Esipovich

as girl

Olga Demidova

Olga Demidova

as

Reviews

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....

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