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The Lame Shall Enter First

8.019932h 10mMovieDrama

An adaptation of the Flannery O'Connor short story by the same name, the film takes place in America in the first half of the 20th century. The protagonist of the film, claiming to be a biblical prophet, goes from an embittered teenager to a hardened criminal...

DirectorMikhail Kats
WritersFlannery O'Connor·Mikhail Kats
ProducerEvgeniy Polynchuk

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Cast · Directed by Mikhail Kats

VSViktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Sukhorukov
SGSergey Galkin
Sergey Galkin
TTTamara Timofeeva
Tamara Timofeeva
STSvetlana Tormakhova
Svetlana Tormakhova
VS
Vladimir Shelkov
LLLev Letunovsky
Lev Letunovsky
VV
Vyacheslav Vasilyev

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The Lame Shall Enter First hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 2, 1993. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.