The End of the World (1963)

0.0/10 85 min Comedy

Overview

A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person pseudo-documentary "found footage" technique framing the movie as the creation of the protagonist, who is returns to his home village from the city to discover that a local drunk has formed a doomsday cult.

Cast

Stanislav Sokolov

Sasha Likardokin

Tatyana Pelttser

Matryona

Vitali Politseymako

Filin

Stanislav Lyubshin

father Michail

Varvara Popova

Agafya

Vladimir Ratomsky

old man Pafnutiy

Pyotr Lyubeshkin

Egor Ivanovich

Viktor Sergachyov

local militia man

Oleg Vidov

Akulina's dead son

Viktor Markin

doctor (uncredited)

Iya Marks

Akulina

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