The Muslim (1995)
1h 50m
Running Time
June 6, 1995Release Date
Plot.
A Russian soldier who spent ten years in captivity in Afghanistan, returns to his home village and shocks all its inhabitants because of his conversion to Islam. During his absence, his father hanged himself, his brother served a prison term and his former fiancée has become a woman of very low morals. The village is the scene of endless drinking while the local boss is selling off the land for dollars to new-rich Russians. Our hero turns out as the only sober and hard-working member of the community. However, his attachment to his new faith soon provokes the hatred and rejection of everyone else, including his own family.
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Cast & Crew.
Evgeny Mironov
Kolya Ivanov the Mussulman
Aleksandr Baluev
Brother
Evdokiya Germanova
Vera
Nina Usatova
Mother
Pyotr Zaychenko
Village Head
Ivan Agafonov
Actor
Vladimir Khotinenko
Director
Valeri Zalotukha
Writer
Media.
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A Moslem (Russian: Мусульманин, Musulmanin) is a 1995 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko. The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.