They left ordinary life, family, work and entered to a monastery.
In its portraits of three monks, Erik Praus’s documentary captures the inimitable spiritual ambiance and mysticism of Pochayiv Lavra, an Eastern Orthodox monastery on a hill above the town of Pochayiv in western Ukraine’s Ternopil Oblast. Fathers Gabriel, Vicilentius and Nazarij have left their past traumas behind, finding peace, balance and their lives’ meaning at the monastery. Their stories are allegories of spiritualization and purification from human passions against the backdrop of the turbulent Ukrainian reality. Motivated by material need and spiritual desperation, the faithful flock to this place of pilgrimage in search of new strength and forgiveness. The film respectfully observes the monks’ everyday lives, while also noticing the opulent splendour of their surroundings. The road to faith is not a privilege of the chosen few; it is open to all who hear its “calling”.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Comedy
7.2
American Beauty
Drama
8.0
Shutter Island
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
8.2
Oppenheimer
Drama, History
8.0
Titanic
Drama, Romance
7.9
Inception
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
8.4
Ex Machina
Drama, Science Fiction
7.6
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Fight Club
Drama, Thriller
8.4
Forrest Gump
Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.5
The Butterfly Effect
Science Fiction, Thriller
7.6
Back to the Future
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
8.3
Stand by Me
Crime, Drama
7.9
Interstellar
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
8.5
Psycho
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
8.4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
7.4
The Breakfast Club
Comedy, Drama
7.7
Eden Lake
Horror, Thriller
6.8
WALL·E
Animation, Family, Science Fiction
8.1
Annihilation
Science Fiction, Horror
6.4
Legacy
Documentary
0.0
Devout
Documentary, Family, Drama
10.0
Search and You Will Find It
Music, Documentary
0.0
Saint Paisios the Athonite
Documentary, Drama, Family
10.0
The Moscow Pilgrims
Documentary
0.0
Wedding Night
Documentary
7.7
Good News
Documentary, History
0.0
Easter Customs
Documentary
0.0
Sauna
Horror
6.2
The Island
Drama, Comedy
6.9
Words with Gods
Drama, Comedy
5.7
Eyes Wide Open
Romance, Drama
6.4
OUR GODS ARE LIKE THAT
0.0
Beyond the Hills
Drama, Romance
7.1
Tikkun
Drama
5.9
Man of God
History, Drama
7.0
Anathema
Drama, Mystery
0.0
The Healing
Drama
0.0
I Am My Own Woman
Drama, Documentary
4.0
Sieben Mulden und eine Leiche
Documentary
8.2