Tsar (2009)

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In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly destroying anyone who gets in his way. During this reign of terror, Philip, the superior of the monastery on the Solovetsky Islands, a great scholar and Ivan's close friend, dares to oppose the sovereign's mystical tyranny. What follows is a clash between two completely opposite visions of the world, smashing morality and justice, God and men. A grand-scale film with excellent leading roles by Mamonov and Yankovsky. An allegory of Stalinist Russia

Released: 2009-11-04
Genres: Drama, History
Runtime: 1h 59m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 61 votes

Directed by Pavel Lungin.

Top cast

Pyotr Mamonov as Иван Грозный
Oleg Yankovsky as метрополит Филипп
Alexandr Domogarov as Алексей Басманов
Ivan Okhlobystin as Вассиан, царский шут
Yuriy Kuznetsov as Малюта Скуратов
Aleksey Makarov as воевода Колычев
Aleksandr Ilyin Jr as Федька Басманов
Ville Haapasalo as Генрих Штаден
Aleksey Frandetti as Кай-Булат
Ramilya Iskander as Мария Темрюковна

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