Heirs (2015)
Most of the action of the film takes place in the studio of a talk show, where a political scientist, a patriot, a pop star and other characters, led by the host, discuss the figure and legacy of St. Sergius of Radonezh. In the midst of recording, the Presenter suddenly finds out that his program is being closed. Having decided that he has nothing to lose, the Presenter goes all in and seeks, first of all, to "expose" the church, the authorities, and his interlocutors... But the effect is not at all what he expected. In the heat of a lively and even furious polemic, we begin to see the true Sergius of Radonezh, and in episodes of history, as in a mirror, we guess the problems of modern Russia.…
Director: Vladimir Khotinenko
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Natalya Kurdyubova as Lidiya Sergeevna |
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Leonid Bichevin as Gleb Tregubov |
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Aleksandr Baluev as Vladimir Petrovich Skvortsov |
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Anatoliy Belyy as German Zvonarevskiy |
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Agrippina Steklova as Angelina Nevedina |
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Alexandr Korotkov as Dmitriy Osipov |
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Aleksey Kirsanov as Pavel |
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Sergey Kachanov as Pope Kiprian |
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Artur Mukhamadiyarov as Stas |
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Ramaz Chiaureli as director of the talk show |
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Evgeniy Kulakov as Andrey Yakovlevich |
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Aleksandr Oleshko as Aleksandr Oleshko |
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Alexandr Gordon as Aleksandr Gordon |
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Olga Shelest as Olga Shelest |
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Gleb Matveichuk as |
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Dmitriy Vozdvizhenskiy as director’s second assistant |
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Olga Buzhor as |
| Sound | Alexei Aigui | Music |
| Production | Vera Malysheva | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Vladimir Khotinenko | Writer |
| Art | Sergey Ivanov | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dmitry Andreev | Costume Design |
| Art | Polina Gavrilova | Set Designer |
| Editing | Nataliya Shmidt | Editor |
| Directing | Vladimir Khotinenko | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vladimir Nikiforov | Costume Design |
| Editing | Maksim Polinsky | Editor |
| Camera | Denis Alarkon-Ramires | Director of Photography |