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The Student

The Student

6,5 /10 (166 Votes)
2016 RU 118 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

12/04/2016

Votes

166

Popularity

0.6

The hypocrisy of religion and society that challenges all of us.

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Status

Released

Original title

Ученик

Language

RU

Runtime

118 min

Website

www.hypepro.tv

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Simon Foster

2016-05-13

"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..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2016/5/14/the-student.html

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Reno

Reno

2017-11-04

⭐ 6

**When a thin line drawn between the two concepts.** It is hard to describe this film. A challenging film to make as well. Not like an expensive film with huge cast and graphics. It's a simple drama, a drama that draws a line between two different theories the humans have adapted and followed in the present world. So when a film drags religious as its prime topic, most of those kind of films never received well in the past, says the history. I don't know this film met with any kind of controversy, but all I know is it brought in a wrong religion to tell the story. I'm not against such ki…

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