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Pagans

2017 · 113 min

A quiet, uneasy Russian family drama where cramped apartment life and religious fervour breed a melancholic, faintly absurd kind of madness.

Directed by
Valeriya Surkova
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Tatyana Vladimirova, Valentin Samokhin, Dmitriy Urosov
Overview
The drama based on hidden implicit faith in miracle unfolds between the members of the family with an unhappy love story of a desolate teenage girl who tries to withstand this family madness after their devotee grandmother came to their flat from upcountry.

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Directed by
Valeriya Surkova
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Tatyana Vladimirova, Valentin Samokhin, Dmitriy Urosov
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • family
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • madness
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Valeriya Surkova
Starring
Tatyana Vladimirova, Valentin Samokhin, Dmitriy Urosov, Vitaliya Yenshina, Elena Nesterova, Artem Grigoriev, Artem Grigoriev, Anna Kotova
Cinematography
Maksim Trapo, Suzanna Musaeva
Runtime
113 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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