The Acolyte

The Acolyte

1985 · 87 min · ★ 8.0 · Romance, Drama

After losing his parents in the war, the boy ended up in an orphanage, from which he escaped and was taken in by a village teacher. Following in the footsteps of his tutor, Valya Kandaurov graduated from the Pedagogical Institute and began working in a rural school. And then a girl from the city where he was studying came to Vale and invited him to follow her. But neither his career nor the joys of a comfortable life brought him satisfaction and he returned to his homeland.

Directed by Rodion Nahapetov · Written by Rodion Nahapetov

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