Tsar
Seen it?2009 | 119 min | Drama, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 59 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).
In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly destroying anyone who gets in his way. During this reign of terror, Philip, the superior of the monastery on the Solovetsky Islands, a great scholar and Ivan's close friend, dares to oppose the sovereign's mystical tyranny. What follows is a clash between two completely opposite visions of the world, smashing morality and justice, God and men. A grand-scale film with excellent leading roles by Mamonov and Yankovsky. An allegory of Stalinist Russia
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Pavel Lungin
- Pyotr MamonovИван Грозный
- Oleg Yankovskyметрополит Филипп
- Alexandr DomogarovАлексей Басманов
- Ivan OkhlobystinВассиан, царский шут
- Yuriy KuznetsovМалюта Скуратов
- Aleksey Makarovвоевода Колычев
- Aleksandr Ilyin JrФедька Басманов
- Ville HaapasaloГенрих Штаден
- Aleksey FrandettiКай-Булат
- Ramilya IskanderМария Темрюковна