
A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person pseudo-documentary "found footage" technique framing the movie as the creation of the protagonist, who is returns to his home village from the city to discover that a local drunk has formed a doomsday cult.
Release Date: 6/24/1963
Runtime: 85 minutes
Languages: Russian
Director: Boris Buneev
00Companies: Gorky Film Studios
Countries: Soviet Union
Vitali Politseymako
Filin

Stanislav Sokolov
Sasha Likardokin
Yevgeniya Kolmykova
Polya

Tatyana Pelttser
Matryona

Vitali Politseymako
Filin

Stanislav Lyubshin
father Michail
Daya Smirnova
mother Klavdiya

Varvara Popova
Agafya

Vladimir Ratomsky
old man Pafnutiy
Yevgeni Kryuchkov
Fedya
Yuri Kharchenko
Grisha Zubarik

Pyotr Lyubeshkin
Egor Ivanovich

Viktor Sergachyov
local militia man