Atonement for Others' Sins

Overview

A priest from a Carpathian village who sheltered an orphan teenager, Bogdan Chichura, sends him to a theological seminary. After graduating from the seminary with honors, the young man enters the Gregorian University, becomes a doctor of theology and returns to his village. Here he learns that his beloved Ruzhena, deceived by the bishop's letter, has gone to a monastery. And her father, a Rusyn, is being persecuted by the authorities and the church for his leftist beliefs. Bogdan embarks on a difficult struggle for the honor of his loved ones. But the Second World War begins.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 1, 1978

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Cast

Konstiantin Artyomenko,Larysa Kadyrova,Fyodor Nikitin,Viktor Chekmaryov,Mykola Sektymenko,Yuri Lavrov,Ivan Havryliuk,Kostiantyn Stepankov Jr.,Ivan Mykolaichuk,Lidiya Chashchina

Director

Valerian Pidpaly

Writer

Vasiliy Sychevskiy

Cinematography

Serhiy Lysetskyi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt5460352