The film is based on the story by L. Andreev "The Life of Vasily of Thebes" about the fate of the village priest Vasily, who, after going through a great many misfortunes, renounces God in order to regain his true faith through even greater grief.
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Aleksandr Baluev
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Anna Kamenkova
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Vladimir Treshchalov
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Fyodor Valikov
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Valeri Gatayev
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Sergey Gabrielyan
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Dmitri Shinkarenko Director · Leonid Andreyev Author Igor Kefalidi Composer
Director Screenplay
Dmitri Shinkarenko
Author
Leonid Andreyev
Composer
Igor Kefalidi
Cinematographer
Andrei Vatsura
Cinematographer
Valentin Piganov
Editor
Tatyana Belousova
Production designer
Mikhail Bogdanov
Production designer
Pavel Ilyshev
Costume designer
Tatyana Chapayeva
Costume designer
Tatyana Trelyudova
First release January 1, 1990 · Produced in Russia · Original title Очищение
Production
Katarsis
Production
Russia
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Original title
Очищение
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1990
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No release date listed for United States.
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