The Old Believers
1988, English. Directed by John Paskievich.
This extraordinary film introduces us to the Reutov family, part of an isolated northern Alberta community called the Old Believers. Adhering to the original Orthodox Christian dogma and rituals introduced to ancient Rus (present-day Ukraine, Byelorussia and Russia) by the Greeks of Byzantium, the Old Believers see themselves as the last Christians left on the face of the Earth. Here in North America, for the first time in their history, they are threatened not by persecution, but by economic bounty and the western notion of personal freedom. Shot over the four seasons, the film is both a beautiful rendering of timeless rituals and a fascinating exploration of the Old Believers' turbulent history.
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- 0h 56m
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- English
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- 1 January 1988
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- Canada
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The Old Believers isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1988. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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The Old Believers (1988) was directed by John Paskievich.