
The Muslim
A Russian soldier who spent ten years in captivity in Afghanistan, returns to his home village and shocks all its inhabitants because of his conversion to Islam. During his absence, his father hanged himself, his brother served a prison term and his former fiancée has become a woman of very low morals. The village is the scene of endless drinking while the local boss is selling off the land for dollars to new-rich Russians. Our hero turns out as the only sober and hard-working member of the community. However, his attachment to his new faith soon provokes the hatred and rejection of everyone else, including his own family.
Top Billed Cast

Evgeny Mironov
Kolya Ivanov the Mussulman

Aleksandr Baluev
Brother

Nina Usatova
Mother

Evdokiya Germanova
Vera

Pyotr Zaychenko
Village Head
Featured Crew

Vladimir Khotinenko
Director

Valeri Zalotukha
Writer
Alexey Rodionov
Director of Photography
Aleksandr Popov
Production Design
Regina Khomskaya
Costume Design
Vladimir Yarin
Set Designer
Violetta Sedova
Assistant Director

Vladimir Repnikov
Producer
Anatoli Manannikov
Additional Director of Photography
Larisa Kozlova
Makeup Artist

Aleksandr Pantykin
Music
Sergey Sashnin
Sound Director