Ostrov

2006 [RUSSIAN]

Action / Comedy / Drama

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 39% · 200 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.8/10 10 13423 13.4K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Pavel Lungin Photo
Pavel Lungin

Top cast

Sergey Burunov Photo
Sergey Burunov as Adjutant
Viktor Sukhorukov Photo
Viktor Sukhorukov as Father Filaret
Yuriy Kuznetsov Photo
Yuriy Kuznetsov as Tikhon
Dmitriy Dyuzhev Photo
Dmitriy Dyuzhev as Father Iov
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1.03 GB
1280*544
Russian 2.0
PG-13
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23.976 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 1
1.91 GB
1920*816
Russian 2.0
PG-13
bs  hr  us  fr  de  gr  it  ro  sr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CRCulver 5 / 10

The 2006 film Ostrov (The Island) is a

The 2006 film Ostrov (The Island) is a story of religious faith in the bleak Russian north. As the film opens, it is 1942 and the young Russian sailor Anatoly is forced by the Germans to shoot his captain Tikhon. Left for dead, Anatoly washes up on the shore of an island where a monastery is located. He spends the next three decades among the monks trying to atone for the killing of his friend and shipmate. Eventually, though he considers himself the lowest of the low, Anatoly is granted clairvoyance and the ability to work miracles. A steady stream of visitors comes to the island to seek his help. But Anatoly is a certain kind of saint specific to the Russian tradition, the holy fool. He does things that make no sense to his fellow monks, to the point they think he's insane, but eventually everything he does is revealed to communicate some key spiritual point. Between ministering to the outsiders who visit him and dealing with his exasperated brethren, Anatoly gets no rest. The film is beautiful in a way. The plot is engaging enough, and for audiences outside Russia (as well as many Russians who grew up under Communism) this is an informative presentation of the realities of Orthodox monastic life. The makeup effects are excellent -- Pyotr Mamonov doesn't look this decrepit in real-life, but on the screen he really is convincing as a starets who has spent decades in an unforgiving environment. Nonetheless, I found Ostrov rather too heavy-handed, seeming at best sappy and at worst outright propaganda for a certain kind of contemporary Russian Orthodoxy that doesn't represent the faith entirely well. When one thinks of Russian Orthodoxy in cinema, one is tempted to draw comparisons with Andrei Tarkovsky, but even when Tarkovsky wasn't directly using Orthodox themes, he still communicated Christian truths more powerfully than anything in this film (think of the climax of Tarkovsky's Stalker or the ending of Offret). Thus, all in all, Ostrov is entertaining but not terribly deep.
Reviewed by pancine 7 / 10

Beautiful,bleak location. Excellent cinematography and direction hi...

Beautiful,bleak location. Excellent cinematography and direction highlights this story of guilt and redemption. Some find it in helping others selflessly. Or devotion to one's higher power. The prayer scenes may have been a bit too long or frequent but overall a good film,story and visual feast.
Reviewed by dancemacabre 9 / 10

One of the best European Christian Movies

As from the beginning I feel the dramatic power of this film. It was unusual, melancholic and deeply Christian. Opening scene when old man pray his repentance to Jesus Christ with dramatic music in the background is very emotional and strong, not saw in a long time such a dramatic opening scene.

This is a story of sin and repentance of an old man which destiny is set in Russian monastery on isolated island. Old man, called Anatoli from sinner developed to a saint who become a charismatic healer, which people visiting from far away. At the near end of the movie Anatoli exorcise the demons from one town girl.

Through the entire movie is present kinda melancholic atmosphere. The setting is cold and isolated and the characters are interesting. Main role Anatoli giving such a naturalistic and convincing performance, he honestly deserve Oscar for foreign performance.

I recommend this movie to all fans of European art movies with strong performance and of course to all Christian, especially Ortodox ones.

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