Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Valentin Piganov
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Leonid AndreyevNovel
- Dmitri ShinkarenkoScreenplay
- Original title
- Очищение
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 1, 1990
- Original language
- Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
Production
Cast
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