A modern-day shaman sets out across Siberia to Moscow on a God-given mission to exorcise the demon in the Kremlin - Vladimir Putin. On his 8000km journey he is gradually joined by others. How will the Russian authorities react? A Shaman’s Tale is a road movie about political repression in modern Russia.
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Beata Bashkirova Director · Mikhail Bashkirov Director Zosya Rodkevich Cinematographer
First release March 22, 2024 · Produced in France, Czechia · Production Hypermarket Film
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Les Steppes Productions
Production
Hypermarket Film
Production
France · Czechia
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Original title
Le conte d'un chaman
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Czechia · March 22, 2024
Premiere · One World Film Festival
Czechia · April 25, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Albania
September 16, 2025 · Premiere · International Human Rights Film Festival Albania
Latvia
March 4, 2025 · Premiere · Art Doc Fest
Moldova
November 30, 2024 · Premiere · Moldox Festival
Russia
December 26, 2025 · Digital
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