A priest starts a revolution with nothing but faith and absolutely zero chill.
About the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Hermogenes, the hero of the Time of Troubles, who inspired the militia of Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky.
Acting
Baluev and Pevtsov bring granite gravitas to talking heads.
Production
Reconstructions that don't look like aHistory Channel fever dream.
Director
Alexey Barykin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Barykin previously made films about Russian saints; this was his most politically charged production given 2022's context.
The 2012 film '1612' fictionalized these events; this doc serves as conservative counter-programming with church backing.
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