The Initiated (1990)
Overview
Volodya, who lives with his mother in the apartment on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, gets a pre-revolutionary book on magic rituals of Africa. Reading it, Vladimir realizes that he became an owner the supernatural gift – he can kill people by his own will.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 1.978 |
Directed By
Oleg Teptsov
Crew
Pavel Kaplevich
Valeri Myulgaut
Irina Rudenko
Natalya Zamakhina
Pavel Parkhomenko
Oleg Teptsov
Sergei Kuryokhin
Anatoly Taborov
Alexander Gruzdev
Tamara Frid
Oleg Korytin
Yuriy Arabov
TOP CAST
Gor Oganisyan
Volodya
Lyubov Polishchuk
Мать
Aleksandr Trofimov
Frolov
Yelena Bragina
Vera
Sergei Makovetsky
Леха
Vladimir Simonov
Немой
Gabriel Vorobyov
Николай
Olga Samoshina
Света
David Oganisyan
Young Volodya
Vladimir Yurev
Petya
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