The Muslim
Release Date: 1995-06-06
Overview: A Russian soldier who spent ten years in captivity in Afghanistan, returns to his home village and shocks all its inhabitants because of his conversion to Islam. During his absence, his father hanged himself, his brother served a prison term and his former fiancée has become a woman of very low morals. The village is the scene of endless drinking while the local boss is selling off the land for dollars to new-rich Russians. Our hero turns out as the only sober and hard-working member of the community. However, his attachment to his new faith soon provokes the hatred and rejection of everyone else, including his own family.
Rating: 5.7 / 10
Cast
Evgeny Mironov
as Kolya Ivanov the Mussulman
Aleksandr Baluev
as Brother
Nina Usatova
as Mother
Evdokiya Germanova
as Vera
Pyotr Zaychenko
as Village Head
Crew
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Vladimir Khotinenko - Director
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Valeri Zalotukha - Writer
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Alexey Rodionov - Director of Photography
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Vladimir Khotinenko - Producer
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Vladimir Yarin - Set Designer
Reviews
I have seen a lot of movies, both Russian and American, and very few movies left a lasting impression on my heart, but even those movies were not as touching as the movie "Musulmanin" or "Muslim". Thi...