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Dovzhenko Film Studios

Atonement for Others' Sins

1978 86 min Russian
Wubly rating 5.9 IMDb rating 4.7

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

First release June 1, 1978 · Produced in Russia · Languages Russian, Ukrainian

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Dovzhenko Film Studios

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Original title

Искупление чужих грехов

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Russian

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Russian · Ukrainian

Release dates

Ukraine · June 1, 1978

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Russia · June 1, 1979

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