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The Muslim (1995)

Jun 06, 1995 Drama 1h 50m
57%
User Score
6.9/10

Overview

A Russian soldier who spent ten years in captivity in Afghanistan, returns to his home village and shocks all its inhabitants because of his conversion to Islam. During his absence, his father hanged himself, his brother served a prison term and his former fiancée has become a woman of very low morals. The village is the scene of endless drinking while the local boss is selling off the land for dollars to new-rich Russians. Our hero turns out as the only sober and hard-working member of the community. However, his attachment to his new faith soon provokes the hatred and rejection of everyone else, including his own family.

Vladimir Khotinenko
Director
Valeri Zalotukha
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Evgeny Mironov
Evgeny Mironov

Kolya Ivanov the Mussulman
Aleksandr Baluev
Aleksandr Baluev

Brother
Nina Usatova
Nina Usatova

Mother
Evdokiya Germanova
Evdokiya Germanova

Vera
Pyotr Zaychenko
Pyotr Zaychenko

Village Head
Ivan Bortnik
Ivan Bortnik
Vladimir Ilin
Vladimir Ilin
Aleksandr Peskov
Aleksandr Peskov
Sergey Taramaev
Sergey Taramaev

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A review by Kristina Tina
Written on October 25, 2015

I have seen a lot of movies, both Russian and American, and very few movies left a lasting impression on my heart, but even those movies were not as touching as the movie "Musulmanin" or "Muslim". This movie is a truly amazing work of art, and it definitely deserves more than one Oscar. The actors, especially Evgeniy Mironov who played the main character Kolya Ivanov, went above and beyond to make this movie unforgettable and incomparable. This movie should have won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Directing. Evgeniy Mironov should have won the Academy Award for Best Actor. I even want to say that the way Evgeniy Mironov portrays the life of a Muslim in an impoverished Russian village deserves more than one Oscar. I think the actor understood his char...

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