Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
Monk. Heretic. Messiah. Madman.
Directed by Elem Klimov
Produced by Mosfilm
A dark historical drama exploring the rise and fall of Rasputin, a mystical figure whose influence over imperial Russia breeds paranoia, conspiracy, and inevitable doom.
As an adviser to the emperor Nicholas II, mystic Grigori Rasputin holds great influence over the empire. However, many in St Petersburg begin to regard Rasputin, with his strange practices and mesmerizing qualities, as a liability and plot his assassination. When Rasputin, known to many as the 'Mad Monk', leads Nicholas to embrace an ill-conceived military strategy, a group of determined conspirators set down a plan to eliminate him.
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