Mystery ·Drama · Soviet Union · 1990 · 2h 0m

The Initiated

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Director
Oleg Teptsov
Cast
Gor Oganisyan as Volodya Lyubov Polishchuk as Мать Aleksandr Trofimov as Frolov Yelena Bragina as Vera Sergey Makovetskiy as Леха Vladimir Simonov as Немой
Crew
Valeri Myulgaut — Director of Photography Irina Rudenko — Editor Yuriy Arabov — Screenplay Pavel Parkhomenko — Production Design Natalya Zamakhina — Costume Design
Synopsis

Volodya, who lives with his mother in the apartment on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, gets a pre-revolutionary book on magic rituals of Africa. Reading it, Vladimir realizes that he became an owner the supernatural gift – he can kill people by his own will.

Mood & Themes
mysticphantasmagorianeogothic parable
Key Collaborators
Oleg Teptsov Director Valeri Myulgaut Director of Photography Irina Rudenko Editor Yuriy Arabov Screenplay Pavel Parkhomenko Production Design Natalya Zamakhina Costume Design
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