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The Granny's Apocrypha
The Granny's Apocrypha

The Granny's Apocrypha

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Saw and imagined in the children's fantasy the story of grandmother of Christ and the Apostles a little girl. Today few people remember that just a few decades ago in the village houses next to the icons you could still see the popular prints on religious themes. They finally disappeared from use only in the 60-ies of the last century. Of course, their creators were not professional painters or connoisseurs of theology. Drew, as best they could, she felt, not knowing neither rules nor laws. Simple uneducated people, nuggets, sought to glorify God with their creativity, that resonates in the hearts of those of peasants or artisans as they are.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

15 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

07 November 2001

Country

Russia

Cast

Vladimir Legkov

Vladimir Legkov

Iesus

Aleksandr Bezrukov

Aleksandr Bezrukov

Jude

Dmitriy Shibanov

Dmitriy Shibanov

The groom

Natalya Surkova

Natalya Surkova

Maria

Oriza Triznyak

Oriza Triznyak

the Governor

Romil Rachev

Romil Rachev

The warden

Lisa Frolova

Lisa Frolova

Granddaughter

Dmitri Ignatov

Dmitri Ignatov

the Apostle

Yaroslav Legkov

Yaroslav Legkov

the Apostle

Nikolay Muraviyev

Nikolay Muraviyev

the Apostle

Alexey Shuvalov

Alexey Shuvalov

the Apostle

Kirill Smaragdin

Kirill Smaragdin

Первосвященник

Anastasiya Shkirskaya

Anastasiya Shkirskaya

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