The Island(Остров)
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Russia · 2006
Rated PG-13 · 1h 52m
Director Pavel Lungin
Starring Pyotr Mamonov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Dmitriy Dyuzhev
Genre Drama
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Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.
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