The film is based on the story by L. Andreev "The Life of Vasily of Thebes" about the fate of the village priest Vasily, who, after going through a great many misfortunes, renounces God in order to regain his true faith through even greater grief.
Unfortunately the movie Purification is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Dmitri Shinkarenko | Director |
Art | Mikhail Bogdanov | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Tatyana Chapayeva | Costume Design |
Camera | Valentin Piganov | Director of Photography |
Writing | Dmitri Shinkarenko | Screenplay |
Production | Erik Waisberg | Production Manager |
Sound | Igor Kefalidi | Original Music Composer |
Art | Vladimir Artyomov | Set Decoration |
Art | Pavel Ilyshev | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Tatyana Trelyudova | Costume Design |
Camera | Andrei Vatsura | Director of Photography |
Editing | Tatyana Belousova | Editor |
Writing | Leonid Andreyev | Novel |