The Island

Pyotr Mamonov in The Island.

Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.

Directed by Pavel Lungin and starring Pyotr Mamonov.

In the original Russian the film is Ostrov.

You can stream The Island on Amazon Prime.

Winner: Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematographer at the Nika Awards (the "Russian Oscars") in 2007. Also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, 2007. Closed the Venice Film Festival in 2007.

Find a great review at Fumbling Towards Beatitude.