
The Island
Drama · Comedy
Overview
Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.
Top Cast


Pyotr Mamonov
Pyotr Mamonov
Father Anatoli
Pyotr Mamonov
Father Anatoli


Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Sukhorukov
Father Filaret
Viktor Sukhorukov
Father Filaret


Yuriy Kuznetsov
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Tikhon Petrovich, admiral
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Tikhon Petrovich, admiral


Dmitriy Dyuzhev
Dmitriy Dyuzhev
Father Iov
Dmitriy Dyuzhev
Father Iov


Viktoriya Isakova
Viktoriya Isakova
Nastya
Viktoriya Isakova
Nastya


Aleksey Zelensky
Aleksey Zelensky
young Tikhon
Aleksey Zelensky
young Tikhon


Timofey Tribuntsev
Timofey Tribuntsev
young Anatoli
Timofey Tribuntsev
young Anatoli


Nina Usatova
Nina Usatova
widow
Nina Usatova
widow


Yana Esipovich
Yana Esipovich
girl
Yana Esipovich
girl


Olga Demidova
Olga Demidova
Olga Demidova
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