The Student
The Student
NR
6.5
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2016

·

118m

The Student

Summary

A high school student becomes convinced that the world is lost to evil and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults surrounding him.

Director, Screenplay

Kirill Serebrennikov

Theatre Play

Marius von Mayenburg

Reviews

S

Simon Foster

May 13, 2016

"The Russian auteur’s journey into the dark recesses of a fanatical mindset provides religious extremism with a truly terrifying façade – the unbridled and fearless arrogance of a disenfranchised teenage boy..."

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Russian

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

high school
biology
class
bible
protest
condom
bikini
swimming pool
modesty
teacher
russian orthodox church
antisemitism
priest
religion
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religious fundamentalism
teacher student relationship
bible quote
school principal
handicap
swimsuit
religious intolerance
teachers and students
hierarchy
darwinism
russia
biology teacher
mother son relationship
handicapped
gay friend
disabled person
protester
religious conviction
homosexuality
sexual education
murderous intent
fighting the system
leg
russia society
religious extremism
girls
theory of evolution
bible code
gay
school swimsuit