The Acolyte
1985, Russian. Directed by Rodion Nahapetov.
After losing his parents in the war, the boy ended up in an orphanage, from which he escaped and was taken in by a village teacher. Following in the footsteps of his tutor, Valya Kandaurov graduated from the Pedagogical Institute and began working in a rural school. And then a girl from the city where he was studying came to Vale and invited him to follow her. But neither his career nor the joys of a comfortable life brought him satisfaction and he returned to his homeland.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 1 March 1985
- Original title
- Идущий следом
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Yuli Nikolin, Rodion Nahapetov
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The Acolyte runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Acolyte isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 March 1985. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Acolyte?
The Acolyte (1985) was directed by Rodion Nahapetov and stars Ivars Kalnins, Mykola Hrynko, Elena Prudnikova.