Sin: A Story of Passion (Грех. История страсти)

LENFILM

Produced by Igor KALYONOV, Vasili KARLOVSKY

Written by Yevgeny KOZLOVSKY

Cinematography- Dan SHMELYOV, Pave; LEBESHEV

Production Designers -YevgenyGUKOV, Boris POROSHIN

Original music by Eduard ARTEMYEV

Present

Here's our convent.

Ladies and gentleman,

we're approaching one of the women's convents of Russia,

where, according to our sources, the central figure of the trial process,

held in Hamburg last year and followed with big interest by the entire Germany,

is now staying under the name of nun Kseniya.

Why bang on the door? The convent authorities are unavailable anyways.

Ladies and gentlemen, wait.

Maria, send Nadezhda here, quick.

One moment, ladies and gentlemen.

Please, no videotaping or taking pictures here.

I'm sorry, but our guests are wrong.

We have no sister Kseniya in our convent now. Nor ever had before.

Or any other sister

under what ever other name who'ld look like the girl on this photo.

Alexander ABDULOV

Olga PONIZOVA

in Aviktor SERGEYEV film

SiN. A Story of Passion

Quiet, gals, quiet.

Vasya, come on! Get the Gypsies here, I wanna go solo!

Hey, you, what about love, huh?

What?

Do you hear me?

You, fucking bumpkin!

Why did you bring me here?

Damn you, fucking creep!

Nina, where are you going?

Nina, you gone nuts or something? Do you know the time?

The bus to Petersburg is long gone.

By morning he'll get better.

Or will pass away... To another world.

Clad in a white cloak with a blood-red lining,

shuffling his feet like all cavalrymen do,

on early morning of the 14th day of the spring month of Nisan...

...Pontius Pilate, the procurator of Judea, entered

the covered colonnade between the two wings of the Palace of Herod the Great.

Pontius Pilate, Pontius Pilate, Pontius Pilate...

One ticket to Petersburg.

You can't smoke here, young lady.

Oh, my God.

Don't pronounce God's name in vain.

Are you a priest or something?

I'm set to get baptized too. On TV they keep luring into doing this.

- I'm a hiero-monk. - Hiero what?

A monk?

You mean, you can't...

You know what I mean? You're are not allowed to do this?

Why are you averting your eyes, huh?

Scared to yield to temptation or not allowed even to look?

Poor guy!

If; were not permitted to do this

or got sick with some disease, you know,

I'd rather die right away than live such a life.

God save me from this misery.

And the moment you're coming...

you feel like the sky is opening up and light is pouring on you

and there's neither death...

nor loneliness in this world.

You mean, you're a virgin, huh?

Attention please! Passengers are invited to board the bus

going from Novgorod to Saint Petersburg at terminal #1.

It departs from Novgorod at 1:45.

Stop the bus if you're asked. Be polite, dude.

The rest stay calm in your seats.

Here you are, Father. Your stop.

Get off the bus.

And don't make any noise. Folks are sleeping here.

Let's go.

Hey, you, dirty fauns!

I bet they'll kill him!

Where are you going, stupid? Stayout of this. He just disguises as a monk.

Fuck you!

Stop the bus!

Stop the fucking bus, I say!

Good riddance!

Are you nuts or what? What the hell are you doing?

- Let's get out of here. -What?

Has she don eyou any wrong? Let's go.

You'll regret it. Remember my words.

Hey, monk! Are you okay, monk?

Monk!

Can you hear me?

Alive? Great.

Look, hang on there, and I'll go get a car.

To Petersburg, to Rzhevka. It's an emergency.

- Rzhevka? Where is it? - I'll show you.

Hop in.

I'm not... alone.

I won't let you drive away. We'll die here. I swear.

Fucking faun! The guy feels really bad. What if he dies?

Okay, go as far as the first post on your way. I'll remember your car plate.

He'll die!

First you get to tally wasted and then...

20 grand, and no bargaining.

Where he hell shall I get these fucking 20 grand for you?

You mean you wanna get a free ride?

Okay, how about this? Will it do?

Are they worth 20 grand?

Layoff.

I'll pay when we get there.

So how do you prefer it?

-Or? - Right, "or".

Let's go.

-What? - Nothing. Pull down your pants.

The pants were not part of our deal.

Shit!

-Got a rubber? -What?

A rubber, called a condom.

Never used them in my life.

So what will you say, Father Sergey?

Let's do some math, huh? After all, you went to college, right?

In all, 6 guys. Three got 8-year terms. Two-7 years, and one-5-years.

So what's the total?

I'm speaking to you, SOB.

Three guys got 8-year terms, two - 7-year terms and one-a 5-year term.

As I see, you're good at math.

If we deduct retirement and preschool years, this makes one whole life.

And one guy has never returned at all. This makes two lives already.

Come on...

You could help, by the way.

Dream on. I won't drop everything and rush to help you.

I'll manage myself.

You're sleeping, right?

What if I kiss you while you're sleeping?

You're not your own master while you're sleeping.

And if your God resents it, he can wake you up.

This is not my fault that I've fallen for you.

I'm a real bad girl. Right.

I think, if there's really a God somewhere up there,

I'll be burning in Hell.

That's okay. I don't mind this. Not enough room in Heaven for all.

But don't you worry. I bet you'll go to Heaven,

'cause you're sleeping now.

Let go.

Stay away from me, please. I beg you, stay away.

What's up? What wrong have I done to you?

Go away.

Please, go away.

Go away, for God's sake.

Forgive me.

May God save you!

He didn't give me his address, you know.

And I even don't know his name.

I got no idea of what suit are the priests,

I've never read cards for priests.

He's not a priest, he's a monk.

It means he's not married then.

So he must be clubs.

Here we are.

On his mind he got you,

along with some secret interest of his.

He's sick at heart.

And ahead of him -

a long way to some far-off places.

Now let's see what we got for him - a jack with a message.

You with your love.

Look, this is his mother.

That's her who's actuallyspoiling everything.

Luska, tell me, please. Do these cards give just a general idea or what?

Meaning?

I mean, can they explain this?

The other day I was going home by subway. There were lots of people.

And quite unexpectedly I see him on the opposite platform.

I called him: "Hey, monk, monk!"

But he was gone. Like vanished through thin air.

Can your cards say if I really saw him or not?

'Cause if I did see him

I'm not gonna seek him anymore.

If he doesn't want it, it's up to him.

Here you are.

There isn't any other monastery around here. Hope you'll find him. Good luck.

But you're kinda crazy, you know.

Look, maybe you'll go with me?

Have I ever let you down and refused to do what you asked me to?

Look, this is totally different.

-To go to these priests... No way. -Are you afraid?

It's just so disgusting! That's it.

They look so unreal to me, especially now.

So here's my tip -don't go there either.

Nina, check itout.

A rainbow.

This is a sign. A rainbow in the sky brings happiness.

Say "hi" for me to the redhead. In a sailor's striped vest.

- Hi. - Hi.

Look...

Excuse me, are you ...

-Are you a monk? - I'm a novice.

And what's this?

A calotte. Is this all you wanted to know?

No, I wanted to ask where monks reside here?

Looking for a certain person?

No. Just asking. That's it.