
July 12, 1949 · 77 years old
Pavel Semyonovich Lungin (Russian: Па́вел Семёнович Лунги́н; born 12 July 1949; Moscow) is a Russian film director. Lungin was awarded the distinction People's Artist of Russia in 2008.

A historical film that tells about two years in the life of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, his relationship with Metropolitan Philip of Moscow and the events of the Oprichnina era.

1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev's son - a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his airplane crashes. As a result the 108...