The Black Monk
2017, Russian. Directed by Kama Ginkas.
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 20 February 2017
- Original title
- Черный монах
- Country
- Russia
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The Black Monk runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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The Black Monk isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Black Monk?
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Who directed The Black Monk?
The Black Monk (2017) was directed by Kama Ginkas and stars Sergey Makovetskiy, Valeriy Barinov, Yuliya Svezhakova.