''Boris Godunov'' (russian: Борис Годунов) is a 2011 Russian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Vladimir Mirzoyev Vladimir Vladimirovich Mirzoyev (russian: link=no, Влади́мир Влади́мирович Мирзо́ев; born October 21, 1957) is a Soviet and Russian film director, set designer and teacher. Winner of State Prize of the Russian Federat ...

Plot

Based on

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

's 1825 play ''

Boris Godunov Borís Fyodorovich Godunóv (; russian: Борис Фёдорович Годунов; 1552 ) ruled the Tsardom of Russia as ''de facto'' regent from c. 1585 to 1598 and then as the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. After the end of his ...

'', the story opens from the scene of the murder in

Uglich Uglich ( rus, У́глич, p=ˈuɡlʲɪtɕ) is a historic town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River. Population: History The city was first documented in 1148 as ''Ugliche Pole'' (''Corner Field''). The town's name is though ...

of the young heir to the Russian throne by unknown persons. It takes several years. Boris Godunov is persuaded to accept the remaining vacant throne, despite his doubts. During the press conference, the clerk announces Godunov’s decision to ascend the kingdom. People are discussing this decision with the TV. Behind the king’s back is the secret, covert struggle of several boyar factions for dominance under the new government. Godunov, who ascended the throne, obsessively pursues the vision of the boy he killed. Meanwhile, the monk Grigory Otrepyev hiding in the

Chudov Monastery The Chudov Monastery (russian: Чу́дов монасты́рь; more formally known as Alexius’ Archangel Michael Monastery) was founded in the Moscow Kremlin in 1358 by Metropolitan Alexius of Moscow. The monastery was dedicated to the mira ...

. After a conversation with Pimen, he learns the secret of the murder runs from the monastery and decides to try to come to power. Enlisting foreign aid and gathering the army, Grigory is sent to Moscow. Invalid individual choice or a karmic mistake can lead to a chain of fatal events. If a person is in power, it can become a problem for the whole nation.

Cast and characters

Maksim Sukhanov Maksim Aleksandrovich Sukhanov (Russian: Максим Александрович Суханов; born 10 November 1963) is a Soviet and Russian actor, producer, theatrical composer, and restaurateur. His film credits include '' The Goddess'', '' ...

Andrey Merzlikin Andrey Ilyich Merzlikin (russian: Андре́й Ильи́ч Мерзли́кин; born 24 March 1973) is a Russian film and theater actor. Early life Andrey Merzlikin was born in Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast. In the first education – radio e ...

as Grigory Otrepyev, the False Dmitri * Leonid Gromov as Vasili Shuysky *

Dmitry Pevtsov Dmitry Anatolyevich Pevtsov (russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Певцов) (born July 8, 1963) is a Russian actor, Member of the State Duma from Medvedkovo constituency of Moscow from 2021, member on New People political party. ...

as Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Vorotynsky * Agnia Ditkovskyte as

Marina Mniszech Marina Mniszech, ( pl, Maryna Mniszech; russian: Марина Мнишек, Marina Mnishek, ) also known in Russian lore as Marinka the Witch ( 1588 – 24 December 1614) was a Polish noblewoman Nobility is a social class found in many so ...

* Valentinas Masalskis as

Jerzy Mniszech Jerzy Mniszech (c. 1548 – 1613) was a Poles, Polish Szlachta, nobleman and diplomat in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Member of the Mniszchowie, House of Mniszech. Krajczy koronny in 1574, castellan of Radom in 1583, voivode of Sandom ...

Pyotr Fyodorov Pyotr Petrovich Fyodorov (russian: Пётр Петрович Фёдоров, born 21 April 1982) is a Russian actor. He is known for playing the role of Guy Gaal in ''The Inhabited Island'', Gromov in '' Stalingrad'' and Yakovlev in '' The Duelist ...

as Basmanov *

Leonid Parfyonov Leonid Gennadyevich Parfyonov (russian: Леонид Геннадьевич Парфёнов, born January 26, 1960, in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast) is a Russian journalist, news presenter, TV producer and author of many documentary TV shows. Par ...

as Shchelkalov *

Mikhail Kozakov Mikhail Mikhailovich Kozakov (in Russian: Михаил Михайлович Козаков) (14 October 1934, Leningrad – 22 April 2011, Ramat Gan) was a Soviet, Russian and Israeli film and theatre director and actor. Biography Early life Mik ...

as Father Pimen *

Andrey Tashkov Andrey Yevgenyevich Tashkov (russian: Андре́й Евге́ньевич Ташко́в; born July 30, 1957, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) is a Soviet and Russian film, theater and voice actor. Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (1994). His paren ...

Patriarch Job of Moscow Job (russian: Иов, ''Iov''), also known as Job of Moscow (d. 19 June 1607) was the first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church. He was the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus' from 1587 to ...

Yevgeni Ponasenkov Yevgeni Nikolayevich Ponasenkov (Russian: Евгений Николаевич Понасенков; March 13, 1982) is a Russian historian, art collector, publicist and media personality. He has written about the Napoleonic era in Russia and is ...

as Polish Prince *

Tatyana Lyutaeva Tatyana Borisovna Lyutaeva (russian: Татьяна Борисовна Лютаева, born 12 March 1965) is a Soviet, Lithuanian, Russian theater actress, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2014). Member of the Union of Cinematographers ...

as tavern owner *

Yelena Koreneva Yelena Alekseyevna Koreneva (russian: Еле́на Алексе́евна Ко́ренeва; born October 3, 1953, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress, writer, film director and screenwriter. Yelena Koreneva starred in more th ...

as episode

Awards and nominations

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Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

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(Best Actor),

(Best Supporting Actor) – nom

References

External links

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