The Student

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The Student

"The hypocrisy of religion and society that challenges all of us."

2016

1h 58m

6.5(171 votes)

Drama

Overview

A high school student becomes convinced that the world is lost to evil and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults surrounding him.

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10 featured cast members

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Petr Skvortsov

Veniamin

Yuliya Aug

Mother

Viktoriya Isakova

Elena Lvovna Krasnova, Biology Teacher

Anton Vasilyev

Physical Education Teacher

Aleksandr Gorchilin

Grisha

Aleksandra Revenko

Lida Tkachenko

Svetlana Bragarnik

School Director

Nikolai Roshchin

Father Vsevolod

Irina Rudnitskaya

History Teacher

Marina Kleshchyova

School Caretaker

Creative team

Directed by: Kirill Serebrennikov
Written by: Kirill Serebrennikov
Produced by: Diana Safarova
Ilya Stewart

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