The Student (2017)

The Student (also know as (M)uchenik) full movie is released on Apr 21, 2017. Watch The Student online - the Russian Drama movie from Russia , which has achieved a worldwide gross of $318,123. The Student is directed by Kirill Serebrennikov and created by Kirill Serebrennikov with Pyotr Skvortsov and Viktoriya Isakova. The Student is available online on Tubi TV and Kanopy.

After Venya's mother receives a call from school reporting her son's refusal to participate in mixed swimming lessons, she first suspects her teenager of being shy and derides his claim that it is "against his religion." As Venya is finally exempted by the school's devout principal, he grows confident that his strict and rigorous study of the Bible gives him the ability to manipulate all forms of authority. Challenged by a teacher who refuses to consent to his dogma, he sets out to eliminate her and subdue an entire community. At a time when arguments over the teaching of religion in public schools are prominent in the media, this wildly escalating classroom drama - based on a play by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg - serves as a frightening cautionary tale.