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1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time
“The Tsar is dead. Chaos reigns.”
5.0 / 10• 2007• 2h 15m•NR• Russian
HistoryDrama
Storyline
The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early 17th century has been called "The Time of Troubles." There are many impostors who claim to the right to rule, but there's only one heir, the Czarina Kseniya Godunova. She has married a Polish military leader who wants to claim the Russian throne in her name so he can rule all of Russia. As the Poles move in on Moscow in an attempt to install the czarina on the throne, Andrei, a serf with a life-long infatuation of the czarina attempts to save her from her brutal Polish husband.
Cast & Crew
Pyotr Kislov
Andrei
Lead
Artur Smolyaninov
Kostka
Michał Żebrowski
Jan Skrzetuski
Violetta Davydovskaya
Kseniya Godunova
Mikhail Porechenkov
Prince Dmitri Pozharsky
Aleksandr Baluev
Brigand Osina
Marat Basharov
Military commander Navoloka
Ramón Langa
Alvar
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vladimir Khotinenko's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. 1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
