Most of the action of the film takes place in the studio of a talk show, where a political scientist, a patriot, a pop star and other characters, led by the host, discuss the figure and legacy of St. Sergius of Radonezh. In the midst of recording, the Presenter suddenly finds out that his program is being closed. Having decided that he has nothing to lose, the Presenter goes all in and seeks, first of all, to "expose" the church, the authorities, and his interlocutors... But the effect is not at all what he expected. In the heat of a lively and even furious polemic, we begin to see the true Sergius of Radonezh, and in episodes of history, as in a mirror, we guess the problems of modern Russia.…
Directed by Vladimir Khotinenko
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Cast
Natalya Kurdyubova
Lidiya Sergeevna
Leonid Bichevin
Gleb Tregubov
Aleksandr Baluev
Vladimir Petrovich Skvortsov
Anatoliy Belyy
German Zvonarevskiy
Agrippina Steklova
Angelina Nevedina
Alexandr Korotkov
Dmitriy Osipov
Aleksey Kirsanov
Pavel
Sergey Kachanov
Pope Kiprian
Artur Mukhamadiyarov
Stas
Ramaz Chiaureli
director of the talk show
Evgeniy Kulakov
Andrey Yakovlevich
Aleksandr Oleshko
Aleksandr Oleshko
Alexandr Gordon
Aleksandr Gordon
Olga Shelest
Olga Shelest
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