The End of the World (1963)
Overview
A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person pseudo-documentary "found footage" technique framing the movie as the creation of the protagonist, who is returns to his home village from the city to discover that a local drunk has formed a doomsday cult.
Cast
Stanislav Sokolov
Sasha Likardokin
Tatyana Pelttser
Matryona
Vitali Politseymako
Filin
Stanislav Lyubshin
father Michail
Varvara Popova
Agafya
Vladimir Ratomsky
old man Pafnutiy
Pyotr Lyubeshkin
Egor Ivanovich
Viktor Sergachyov
local militia man
Oleg Vidov
Akulina's dead son
Viktor Markin
doctor (uncredited)
Iya Marks
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