The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Set in an imaginary land where the threat of revolution spurs the Emperor to seek exile in one of the most distant parts of his realm. There he meets Elka, the daughter of a revolutionary who has been banished here due to his confrontational activities. The two fall in love but meet a violent end when the revolutionaries, led by Elka's father, destroy the palace.
Ratings
TMDB7.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Vladimir GardinDirector
- Heorhiy TasinScreenplay
Cast
- Oleg FrelikhThe emperor
- Zoya BarantsevichThe empress
- Iona TalanovThe chamberlain
- Liana Iskritskaya-GardinaElka, young fisherwoman
- Vasiliy KovriginElka's father, old fisherman
- Ivan KapralovAirplane pilot
- Vladimir EgorovKhmuriy
- Yevgenii GryaznovCast
- Karl TomskyiCast
Themes
revolutionsilent horror