Atonement for Others' Sins
A priest from a Carpathian village who sheltered an orphan teenager, Bogdan Chichura, sends him to a theological seminary. After graduating from the seminary with honors, the young man enters the Gregorian University, becomes a doctor of theology and returns to his village. Here he learns that his beloved Ruzhena, deceived by the bishop's letter, has gone to a monastery. And her father, a Rusyn, is being persecuted by the authorities and the church for his leftist beliefs. Bogdan embarks on a difficult struggle for the honor of his loved ones. But the Second World War begins.
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Valerian Pidpaly Director · Vasiliy Sychevskiy Writer Serhiy Lysetskyi Cinematographer
First release June 1, 1978 · Produced in Russia · Languages Russian, Ukrainian
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Dovzhenko Film Studios
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Russia
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Original title
Искупление чужих грехов
Original language
Russian
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Russian · Ukrainian
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Ukraine · June 1, 1978
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Russia · June 1, 1979
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