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The Black Monk

The Black Monk

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Drama

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Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

20 February 2017

Country

Russia

Cast

Sergey Makovetskiy

Sergey Makovetskiy

Andrey Kovrin

Valeriy Barinov

Valeriy Barinov

Yegor Pesotsky

Yuliya Svezhakova

Yuliya Svezhakova

Tanya Pesotskaya

Igor Yasulovich

Igor Yasulovich

Black Monk

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