An adaptation of the Flannery O'Connor short story by the same name, the film takes place in America in the first half of the 20th century. The protagonist of the film, claiming to be a biblical prophet, goes from an embittered teenager to a hardened criminal...
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Cast
12 people
Viktor Sukhorukov
Known for
Brother
The Island
Sergey Galkin
Also in
Naval Cadets, Charge!
Taxi Blues
Mikhail Kats
Boris Balchinos
Tamara Timofeeva
Also in
The Second Circle
Window to Paris
Flannery O'Connor
Also in
Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O'Connor
Yuri Lyubashevsky
Svetlana Tormakhova
Also in
The Bird Watcher
Love at the Death Island
Yevgeni Polynchuk
Vladimir Shelkov
Also in
The Wilderness
Lev Letunovsky
Also in
The Invisible Man
Casino
Vyacheslav Vasilyev
Known for
Dead Man's Letters
A Visitor to a Museum
Mikhail Kats Director · Flannery O'Connor Writer Valery Makhnev Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1993 · Produced in Ukraine · Original title Кульгаві увійдуть першими
Production
Ukraine
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Languages
Original title
Кульгаві увійдуть першими
Original language
Ukrainian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1993
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No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 14, 1993 · Premiere
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