Tsar (Russian: Царь) is a 2009 Russian historical drama film directed by Pavel Lungin. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Tsar | |
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Directed by | Pavel Lungin |
Written by | Alexey Ivanov |
Produced by | Pavel Lungin Olga Vasilieva |
Starring | Pyotr Mamonov Oleg Yankovsky |
Edited by | Albina Antipenko |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
The film is set between 1566 and 1569 during the era of the Oprichnina and the Livonian War. The film starts from the time when the Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Afanasii has died and Tsar Ivan IV has summoned his childhood friend, Hegumen Philip Kolychev of Solovetsky Monastery. The film is divided into four parts.