A Russian soldier who spent ten years in captivity in Afghanistan, returns to his home village and shocks all its inhabitants because of his conversion to Islam. During his absence, his father hanged himself, his brother served a prison term and his former fiancée has become a woman of very low morals. The village is the scene of endless drinking while the local boss is selling off the land for dollars to new-rich Russians. Our hero turns out as the only sober and hard-working member of the community. However, his attachment to his new faith soon provokes the hatred and rejection of everyone else, including his own family.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Evgeny Mironov, Aleksandr Baluev, Nina Usatova, Evdokiya Germanova, Pyotr Zaychenko, Ivan Bortnik
Crew: Vladimir Khotinenko (Director), Valeri Zalotukha (Writer), Alexey Rodionov (Director of Photography), Vladimir Repnikov (Producer), Vladimir Khotinenko (Producer), Aleksandr Pantykin (Music)
Country: Russia
Language: Pусский
Studio: Russian Film Committee
Runtime: 110 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 06, 1995
IMDb: 5
Keywords: