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The Initiated
The Initiated

The Initiated

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MysteryDrama

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Volodya, who lives with his mother in the apartment on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, gets a pre-revolutionary book on magic rituals of Africa. Reading it, Vladimir realizes that he became an owner the supernatural gift – he can kill people by his own will.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

17 February 1990

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Gor Oganisyan

Gor Oganisyan

Volodya

Lyubov Polishchuk

Lyubov Polishchuk

Мать

Aleksandr Trofimov

Aleksandr Trofimov

Frolov

Yelena Bragina

Yelena Bragina

Vera

Sergey Makovetskiy

Sergey Makovetskiy

Леха

Vladimir Simonov

Vladimir Simonov

Немой

Gabriel Vorobyov

Gabriel Vorobyov

Николай

Olga Samoshina

Olga Samoshina

Света

Alisa Fomina

Alisa Fomina

David Oganisyan

David Oganisyan

Young Volodya

Elena Drapeko

Elena Drapeko

Vladimir Yurev

Vladimir Yurev

Petya

Aleksandr Pashkevich

Aleksandr Pashkevich

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