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The Student

Movie2016·118 min

The Student

Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov

A drama film directed by Kirill Serebrennikov.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 66%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

171 ratings

About The Student

A high school student becomes convinced that the world is lost to evil and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults surrounding him.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: faith existentialism, freedom rebellion, social injustice, obsession, religion, high school campus, russia, mentor student, parent child, outsider misfit, villain protagonist, fish out of water, rise and fall, queer romance

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Details

Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
Language: Russian

Cast

Petr Skvortsov, Yuliya Aug, Viktoriya Isakova

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How The Student Ranks

All movies

Top 66%

2010s movies

Top 59%

Drama movies

Top 68%

Top 66% All movies.

the vibe

The Student Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchbroadhauntingunsettlingcontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

unsettlinguneasy

fish out of water

rise & fall

faith existentialism

freedom rebellion

social injustice

obsession

outsider misfit

villain protagonist

mentor student

parent child

religion

queer romance

high school

russia

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9