The Island
Seen it?2006 | 112 min | Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 24K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Pavel Lungin
- Pyotr MamonovFather Anatoli
- Viktor SukhorukovFather Filaret
- Yuriy KuznetsovTikhon Petrovich, admiral
- Dmitriy DyuzhevFather Iov
- Viktoriya IsakovaNastya
- Aleksey Zelenskyyoung Tikhon
- Timofey Tribuntsevyoung Anatoli
- Nina Usatovawidow
- Yana Esipovichgirl
- Olga Demidova