Good News (1994)
• April 2nd, 1994 • 0h 16min
Documentary, History
Overview
The "Good News" is a film dedicated to one of the main holidays of Orthodox Christians: the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. The main idea of this holiday is the beginning of the liberation of the human race from sins and eternal death, the joyful news about the upcoming birth of Jesus Christ. The film shows how people living in the remote Russian village are preparing for the Annunciation, marking the turning point of winter and the beginning of field work. Everyday details of the parish community life help to feel Russian Orthodox customs that have been formed for centuries.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Man of God
Released on: 2021-08-26
History, Drama
Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and...
The Nun
Released on: 2010-02-23
Documentary
This is a documentary about a renowned precentor and a church composer Irina Denissova who suddenly ...
Wedding Night
Released on: 2023-06-21
Documentary
A journey into the wedding night, where an ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple gets to know each other for ...
Where are you, Adam?
Released on: 2020-09-12
Documentary, Drama
The plot of the film unfolds in the ancient monastery of Dokhiar on the west coast of Mount Athos, o...
The Moscow Pilgrims
Released on: 1995-09-29
Documentary
"The Moscow Pilgrims" is a film that takes you on a tour of Russia’s ancient capital. The film’s mai...
The First Dean
Released on: 1995-10-02
Documentary, History
The Church of the Resurrection of Christ located in the Moscow district Sokolniki is one of the mos...
Legacy
Released on: 2016-11-13
Documentary
In this film the last living witnesses of the events from Second World War are telling their stories...
Search and You Will Find It
Released on: 1992-09-27
Music, Documentary
The film is based on the events of the 4th International Orthodox Music Festival held in Moscow in F...
The Calling
Released on: 2019-10-31
Documentary
They left ordinary life, wife, kids, work and entered to a monastery. In its portraits of three mon...
Moscow Golden-Domed
Released on: 1996-09-15
Documentary, History
The collection "Moscow Golden-Domed" includes documentaries from the history of the capital. "Egoriy...
THE IMPACT | Groundbreaking Documentary
Released on: 2024-07-12
Documentary, History, TV Movie, War
Discover the unsettling truths behind the world's most pivotal events in "The IMPACT." This powerful...
Mysterion
Released on: 1991-08-30
Documentary
A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to ...
Sunny Night
Released on: 2017-10-20
Documentary
On 25th December 2011 the Georgian Patriarch Ilia II described his 34 year-long leadership as head o...
Easter Customs
Released on: 1954-01-01
Documentary
Traditions during Easter holidays in the remote village of Grešnica. The film was a research project...
Ivan the Terrible
Released on: 2014-04-05
Documentary, History
Ivan, first tsar of Russia. History will remember him as "the Terrible. Russian people love him for ...
Tanjuska and the 7 Devils
Released on: 1993-03-12
Documentary
A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon...
DEATH TO THE WORLD: The Last True Rebellion
Released on: 2023-06-10
Documentary
The last true rebellion is death to the world. To be crucified to the world and the world to us.