1 h 56 min | Drama | Historical

Tzar (2009)

Царь | Russia

The opening film of VII Russian Film Festival. ----------------------------------- In 1565, Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of Russia suffers a defeat in the long war against Poland. Around him, he can see only treachery. To struggle against the traitors, he creates a personal guard, the “Tsar’s Dogs”, whose sign of recognition is a dog’s head attached to their saddles. The Tsar’s Dogs plunge Russia into a blood bath. In alarm, the Metropolitan, the Head of the Russian Church, takes refuge in a monastery. Ivan the Terrible, believing that he can understand and interpret the signs, sees the Last Judgment approaching. So he sends for Metropolitan Philip, his childhood friend, the Superior of the monastery on the Solovki Islands. The latter, attempting to save the innocent from the Tsar’s cruelty, fights increasingly against the Tsar’s power. There is thus a clash between two violently and diametrically opposite visions of the world, smashing morality and justice, God and men. Cannes Film Festival, 2009 – Official Selection – Un Certain Regard; Moscow IFF, 2009 – “Opening Film” Cast: Pyotr Mamonov, Oleg Yankovsky, Yury Kuznetsov, Ramilya Iskander, Aleksandr Domogarov, Ivan Okhlobystin, Alexei Frandetti, Alexei Makarov, Nastia Dontsova, Ville Haapasalo Directed by Pavel Lungin Script: Alexei Ivanov, Pavel Lungin Producer: Pavel Lungin

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Description

Director

Pavel Lungin

Writers

Aleksei Ivanov
Pavel Lungin

Stars

Pyotr Mamonov
Ivan The Terrible

Oleg Yankovskiy
Metropolitanate Philipp

Aleksandr Domogarov
Aleksei Basmanov

Ivan Okhlobystin
Vassian, the king's jester

Yuriy Kuznetsov
Malyuta Skuratov

Aleksey Makarov
governor Kolychev

Aleksandr Ilin
Fedka Basmanov

Ville Haapasalo
Heinrich Staden

Aleksey Frandetti
Kai-Bulat

Ramilya Iskander
Mariya Temryukovna

Others...

Budget

15,000,000.00

Links

Trailers

Production

Studio Pavla Lungina

Actor

Pyotr Mamonov, Oleg Yankovskiy, Aleksandr Domogarov, Ivan Okhlobystin, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Aleksey Makarov, Aleksandr Ilin, Ville Haapasalo, Aleksey Frandetti, Ramilya Iskander, Anastasiya Dontsova

Creators

Pavel Lungin (Director), Aleksei Ivanov (Screenplay), Pavel Lungin (Producer), Vasily Bernhardt (Producer), Olga Vasilyeva (Producer), Pavel Lungin (Screenplay), Tom Stern (Director of Photography), Yuri Krasavin (Music)

Alternative titles

Ivan Hrozný (CZ)
Tzar (US)
Tsar (US)

Release dates

21.01.2011 (CZ)
04.11.2009 (RU)
11.11.2009 (US)
17.05.2009 (FR)
13.01.2010 (FR)