Rating 12+
A wonderful film based on a wonderful book by Veniamin Kaverin. This answer came to mind immediately, although it is quite difficult to choose one from the many quality films.
I remember the impression that the painting “Two Captains” made on me as a child. After watching, all the guys repeated the motto: “Fight and search, find and don’t give up.” They wanted to be like Sanya, the main character, who was wonderfully played by Moscow Art Theater artist Alexander Mikhailov.
After all, what good moral principles Sanya has, I wanted to follow these principles, follow them. And everyone, as one, hated Romashka’s disgusting actions.
The film fosters courage, inner strength, talks about such concepts as honor, friendship, love, shows how disgusting betrayal is, says that you need to live not only for yourself - all this in a relatively small one-episode film. In which, in fact, there is no edification or teaching.
But it has lyrics, a captivating plot, and therefore it looks like a breeze.
The film was shot in 1955 by director V. Vengerov based on the novel of the same name by V. Kaverin. Kaverin, together with E. Gabrilovich, was also the author of the script. Cast: A. Mikhailov, O. Zabotkina, A. Adoskin, E. Lebedev, B. Belyaev, L. Shkelko.
Recommended by Yulia Varentsova, director and screenwriter
Orthodox cinema (Russian)
Pop (2009)
During the Great Patriotic War, Baltic clergy missionaries spent 4 years reviving the church in the northwestern territories of the USSR. When Soviet troops arrived in these areas, the Pskov mission was stopped and the priests were sent to camps.
Priest-san. Confessions of a Samurai (2015)
Driven by clan wars in his homeland, Takuro Nakamura, baptized by Father Nikolai and a Japanese Orthodox clergyman, goes to the Russian outback. Here Andrei Nelyubin is trying to smoke out the locals to carry out land fraud, but Father Nikolai is ready to restore the church and save the village.
Island (2006)
When Anatoly and Tikhon were transporting coal during the Great Patriotic War, the Germans captured them. To save himself, Anatoly commits treason and shoots his comrade. The enemies left Anatoly alive, but at the same time abandoned him on a mined barge. He manages to escape with the help of the monks living here on the island. Many years later, Anatoly is known as a righteous elder, to whom people come from all over for help, but his own sin of murder torments him all this time.
The Monk and the Imp (2016)
In the second half of the 19th century, Ivan Semenovich arrived at the monastery. Along with the monk Ivan, evil spirits also came to the monastery, tempting him on any occasion. It is still unknown whether Ivan’s spiritual strength will be enough to resist the Legion.
Tsar (2009)
In 1565, the Moscow state suffered from the Livonian War and famine. Ivan the Terrible sees only betrayal in everything. The guardsmen rule by lawlessness. And only Metropolitan Philip, who was a friend of the Tsar in childhood, decides to fight back.
Rating 16+
This film is about how an ordinary seventh grader can change the world. The hero of the film, the boy Trevor, came up with his own system of “multiplying goodness”: you do something very important and good for someone, and in return, instead of gratitude, you ask your debtor to do some three good deeds for other people. And then in the same way, along the chain. The most amazing thing is that the idea of this film was embodied in real life. After its release, the Pay it forward movement arose, which spread throughout the world.
The feature film Pay Another One was directed by Mimi Leder in 2000.
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Hale Joel Osment, Jay Mohr, James Caviezel, Jon Bon Jovi, Angie Dixon, David Ramsey, Gary Werntz, Colleen Flynn.
Recommended by Alexander Arkhangelsky, publicist, writer and journalist
New products 2016 – 2022
Christ on Trial (2017)
An atheist with an unshakable belief in the absence of God, he is willing to do anything to disprove his wife's faith. But all his efforts aimed at exposing one day led to unexpected results that changed his whole life.
New Life (2016)
When Ben and Ava met, they were only 7 years old. From then on, their lives were closely connected, but then tragedy struck. Now their future is at risk. Perhaps this is the final point in their relationship.
Shack (2017)
The main character experiences a serious tragedy in life, but it is precisely this that is accompanied by mystical events. He is invited to meet with the Almighty in a secluded place, far from people.
I Believe (2016)
Matthew Peyton is a businessman who is torn between making money and funding the Christmas festival. Having made certain decisions, he ceases to be popular and falls under the hot hand of his employees. One day Matthew met Clarence, a boy who believed in miracles. And now our hero has to make the most difficult choice in life - to help others or to make himself better.
Silence (2017)
In the 18th century, two Jesuit priests were subjected to severe violence and persecution during a long journey. They were approaching Japan to find their mentor. It is for the priests to continue to spread the Christian Gospel. This incident fatally changes their destinies.
These are all the best Christian films that make you think about life and that everyone should watch. There are films for children, for family viewing, and fiction based on real events. If you know any other Orthodox or any other films about faith, especially recent ones from 2022 - 2022, be sure to write to us.
