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  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Under The Milky Way
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Under The Milky Way
  • 1 h 58 m

Summary Veniamin is a high school student who recently has become a fervent Christian, reciting Bible passages from heart for seemingly every occasion. He is convinced that the world has been lost to evil, and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults around him. When the school psychologist teaches sex ed using condoms on carrots...

Written By: Kirill Serebrennikov, Marius von Mayenburg

  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Under The Milky Way
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Under The Milky Way
  • 1 h 58 m

The Student

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
76
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 18 User Ratings
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Summary Veniamin is a high school student who recently has become a fervent Christian, reciting Bible passages from heart for seemingly every occasion. He is convinced that the world has been lost to evil, and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults around him. When the school psychologist teaches sex ed using condoms on carrots...

Written By: Kirill Serebrennikov, Marius von Mayenburg

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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88
Apr 21, 2017
One of the strongest aspects of The Student is that, while its view of Venya’s beliefs is decidedly skeptical, it doesn’t ridicule him or suggest that others are immune to his Biblical zealotry.
By Godfrey Cheshire FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 17, 2017
If The Student lacks the searing moral exactness of the Russian literature on which it draws, it’s an often hypnotic warning against dogma’s eternal allure.
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80
Mar 6, 2017
Skvortsov gives a scarily grim-faced performance, with biology teacher Elena (Viktoriya Isakova) increasingly beleaguered as the only one resisting him.
By Philip Kemp FULL REVIEW
80
May 21, 2016
The Student is a film that never stops to think; it thinks (and speaks, and shouts) while prodigiously on the move.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
75
May 28, 2017
The Student makes a chilling allegory for the post-fact age (Russia invented it, remember), and a cautionary tale for cultures everywhere. There’s such a thing as being too tolerant of the intolerant.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
May 21, 2016
The end result proves commanding and fascinating, even if it’s not wholly satisfying from start to finish.
By Sarah Ward FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 20, 2016
Even if it is visually up to the task, The Student is hobbled by its script and hog tied by its characters.
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Generally Favorable Based on 18 User Ratings
7.7
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17% Mixed
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6% Negative
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6% Negative
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Production Company Hype Film
Release Date Apr 21, 2017
Duration 1 h 58 m
Rating Unrated
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Tagline The hypocrisy of religion and society that challenges all of us.
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Awards

Nika Awards
• 1 Win & 9 Nominations
Russian Guild of Film Critics
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
FEST International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

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