The Book of Masters
2009, Russian. Directed by Vadim Sokolovsky.
A beautiful and kind girl, daughter of Baba Yaga, finds a magical stone Alatyr while walking in a field. It transforms her heart into a stone and puts her under a queer curse. She is to be the evil Countess of Stones and live in a stone tower. If the greatest gem-cutter in the world brings the stone of Alatyr to life, though, she'll become the ruler of the world. The Stone Countess, now cruel and selfish, is fascinated with the idea. She starts searching for the best gem-cutters and forces them to work with Alatyr, so the magical stone would become a living thing. Neither of the gem-cutters succeeds, so she kills them. While being imprisoned in her tower, they work on a large book about the secrets of gem-cutting. Each of them edits the book, so it's later named "the Book of Masters".
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Vadim SokolovskyDirector
- Mariya AndreevaKatya
- Maksim LoktionovIvan
- Liya AkhedzhakovaBaba Yaga
- Leonid KuravlyovBarin
- Artur SmolyaninovYangul
- Irina ApeksimovaKamennaya Knyazhna
- Olga ArosevaNarrator
- Valentin GaftMagic mirror
- Nikolay EfremovKuzma
- Aleksandr LenkovStarosta
- Mikhail EfremovBogatyr
- Gosha KutsenkoKoshchey Bessmertnyy
Details
- Released
- 29 October 2009
- Original title
- Книга мастеров
- Country
- Russia
- Written by
- Vadim Sokolovsky, Anna Starobinets
- Budget
- $8M
- Box office
- $11M
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The Book of Masters: quick answers
Is The Book of Masters worth watching?
Our verdict is Snoozefest: Your time is worth more. It scores 4.4/10 from 46 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is The Book of Masters?
The Book of Masters runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
Does The Book of Masters have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is The Book of Masters on?
The Book of Masters isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 October 2009. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Book of Masters?
If you liked The Book of Masters, try MirrorMask, Hogfather, I Am Dragon.
Who directed The Book of Masters?
The Book of Masters (2009) was directed by Vadim Sokolovsky and stars Mariya Andreeva, Maksim Loktionov, Liya Akhedzhakova.