The Acolyte (1985)
After losing his parents in the war, the boy ended up in an orphanage, from which he escaped and was taken in by a village teacher. Following in the footsteps of his tutor, Valya Kandaurov graduated from the Pedagogical Institute and began working in a rural school. And then a girl from the city where he was studying came to Vale and invited him to follow her. But neither his career nor the joys of a comfortable life brought him satisfaction and he returned to his homeland.
Director: Rodion Nahapetov
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Ivars Kalnins as |
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Mykola Hrynko as |
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Elena Prudnikova as |
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Pyotr Glebov as |
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Andrey Smirnov as |
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Stanislav Khitrov as |
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Vera Glagoleva as |
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Yuri Platonov as |
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Vladislav Strzhelchik as |
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Rimma Markova as |
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Regimantas Adomaitis as |
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Mariya Sapozhnikova as |
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Alla Maykova as |
| Writing | Yuli Nikolin | Writer |
| Directing | Rodion Nahapetov | Director |
| Writing | Rodion Nahapetov | Writer |
| Camera | Pavel Lebeshev | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Sergei Banevich | Music |
| Art | Aleksandr Boym | Art Direction |
| Editing | Polina Skachkova | Editor |
| Art | Aleksandr Makarov | Art Direction |