Film

The Acolyte

1985 · 1h 27m · Romance · Drama

After losing his parents in the war, the boy ended up in an orphanage, from which he escaped and was taken in by a village teacher. Following in the footsteps of his tutor, Valya Kandaurov graduated from the Pedagogical Institute and began working in a rural school. And then a girl from the city where he was studying came to Vale and invited him to follow her. But neither his career nor the joys of a comfortable life brought him satisfaction and he returned to his homeland.

Ivars Kalnins

Mykola Hrynko

Elena Prudnikova

Pyotr Glebov

Andrey Smirnov

Stanislav Khitrov

Vera Glagoleva

Yuri Platonov

Vladislav Strzhelchik

Rimma Markova

Regimantas Adomaitis

Mariya Sapozhnikova

Alla Maykova

• Rodion NahapetovDirector · Writer
• Yuli NikolinWriter
• Pavel LebeshevDirector of Photography
• Sergei BanevichOriginal Music Composer
• Polina SkachkovaEditor

Release date

March 1, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Romance, Drama