The Initiated (1990)
Volodya, who lives with his mother in the apartment on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, gets a pre-revolutionary book on magic rituals of Africa. Reading it, Vladimir realizes that he became an owner the supernatural gift – he can kill people by his own will.
Director:
Oleg Teptsov
Writer:
Yuriy Arabov
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Gor Oganisyan as Volodya |
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Lyubov Polishchuk as Мать |
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Aleksandr Trofimov as Frolov |
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Yelena Bragina as Vera |
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Sergey Makovetskiy as Леха |
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Vladimir Simonov as Немой |
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Gabriel Vorobyov as Николай |
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Olga Samoshina as Света |
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Alisa Fomina as |
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David Oganisyan as Young Volodya |
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Elena Drapeko as |
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Vladimir Yurev as Petya |
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Aleksandr Pashkevich as |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pavel Kaplevich | Costume Assistant |
| Camera | Valery Myulgaut | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Irina Rudenko | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalya Zamakhina | Costume Design |
| Art | Pavel Parkhomenko | Production Design |
| Directing | Oleg Teptsov | Director |
| Sound | Sergei Kuryokhin | Music |
| Camera | Anatoly Taborov | Additional Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alexander Gruzdev | Sound Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tamara Frid | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Oleg Korytin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Writing | Yuriy Arabov | Screenplay |