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The Christians

The Christians

Genres

Drama

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A woman refuses to take an oath before the christian cross.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

48 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

01 January 1987

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Lyubov Polishchuk

Lyubov Polishchuk

Pelageya Karaulova

Svetlana Orlova

Svetlana Orlova

Pustoshkina

Vladimir Ivashov

Vladimir Ivashov

Reporter

Sergey Taramaev

Sergey Taramaev

Jury

Lev Zolotukhin

Lev Zolotukhin

Nikolai Pastukhov

Nikolai Pastukhov

Svetlana Ryabova

Svetlana Ryabova

Anatoliy Obukhov

Anatoliy Obukhov

Yuriy Dubrovin

Yuriy Dubrovin

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