The Initiated
1990, Russian. Directed by Oleg Teptsov.
Volodya, who lives with his mother in the apartment on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, gets a pre-revolutionary book on magic rituals of Africa. Reading it, Vladimir realizes that he became an owner the supernatural gift – he can kill people by his own will.
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- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 17 February 1990
- Original title
- Посвящённый
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Yuriy Arabov
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The Initiated runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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The Initiated isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 February 1990. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Initiated?
The Initiated (1990) was directed by Oleg Teptsov and stars Gor Oganisyan, Lyubov Polishchuk, Aleksandr Trofimov.