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2005 · 130 mins · Russian
Directed by
Dzhanik Fayziev
Starring
Daniel Olbrychski, Viktor Bychkov, Viktor Verzhbitskiy, Andrey Rudensky, Gosha Kutsenko, Aleksandr Baluev

Based on the second Erast Fandorin novel by Boris Akunin, the story takes place in 1877 during the Russian‑Turkish War. After escaping a Turkish prison, Erast rushes to re‑join Russian forces and warn them of an imminent attack. En route he meets Varvara Suvorova, a young woman heading to see her fiancé, a Russian soldier, spy may be among troops.

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