The read
It runs long at 3h 1m.
Synopsis
The second part of Bulat Mansurov's planned epic film series; “The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars". The film depicts the life and reign of Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich of Kiev, known in legends as Vladimir the Red Sun. The story begins in 972 AD, after the death of his father, Grand Prince Svyatoslav, which ignites a power struggle among Vladimir and his brothers. The film emphasizes that Russian princes only succeeded when they maintained good relations with the Bulgars and other steppe nations. It also depicts Vladimir's reflection on his rise to power upon receiving the book "The Ladder" in 1005, ten years after his conversion to Christianity.
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Key crew
- Garay RahimWriter
- Bulat MansurovWriter
- Bulat MansurovDirector
Cast
- Andrey SukhovVladimir, Prince of Novgorod
- Aleksandr BespalyyVladimir in old age
- Alexander PhilipenkoYaropolk / Svyatopolk "the Accursed"
- Alsu GaynullinaAltun-Maria
- Leonid KuravlyovDobrynya
- Ravil SharafiMamun, Emir of the Volga Bulgars
- Afanasi KochetkovSolovushka
- Donatas BanionisSveneld
- Juozas BudraitisAsmud
- Elina BystritskayaDuchess Olga
- Yuriy NazarovSkomorokh Blessed
- Vasili LanovoyConstantine VIII