Anathema
It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.
Cast
Aleksandr Afanasev
merchant
Lyubov Malinovskaya
Pavel Pervushin
wood cutter
Tamara Timofeeva
townswoman
Yevgeni Grigoryev
gentleman in the church
Klavdiya Fadeeva
deacon’s wife
Stepan Krylov
Deacon Olympius
Igor Efimov
student
Fyodor Nikitin
liberal
Arkadi Trusov
merchant
Lev Stepanov
church chorister
Svetlana Mazovetskaya
lady donating to the poor (uncredited)
Nikolai Simonov
voiceover
Nikolay Gavrilov
the Dean