- year : 2021
- country : Russia
- timing : 70:10'
- genre : documentary
- producer : Pavel Selin,Dmitry Razvorotnev
written by Pavel Selin, Dmitry Razvorotnev
produced by Igor Tarasov
DoP Artem Velichko
music by Dmitry Razvorotnev
sound by Aleksey Ryaskov
editors Dmitry Razvorotnev, Nikolai Shcherbakov, Narek Khachaturyan
In the mountains of the Abakan ridge, in the remote Siberian taiga, lives a unique hermit Agafya Karpovna - the last of the Lykov family of Old Believers. Many have heard of their story. Back in 1936, the Lykov family settled in the deep taiga, far from other people. Geologists "discovered" the Lykov family in 1978. At that time, the family consisted of a father and four children. When meeting people, they were at first very scared, but then they nevertheless made contact and began to tell the guests about their way of life. It turned out that they themselves weave their clothes and weave shoes from birch bark, while everyone can read and write, however, in the Old Church Slavonic. It turned out that the Lykovs lead a deeply religious lifestyle, which at one time became the reason for their departure to the taiga.
- International Film Festival “Date with Russia. Territory of national unity", Best Cinematography (2021, Russia, Vologda)
- Crimean Open Documentary Film Festival "KrymDok", Best TV Film (2021, Russia, Crimea)
- Festival of Russian Films "Sputnik over Poland", 3rd place in the documentary competition (2021, Poland, Warsaw)
- Open Documentary Film Festival "Russia", Best Television Documentary Award (2021, Russia, Yekaterinburg)
- Northern Character International Film & TV Festival, Best Documentary up to 90 min (2021, Russia, Murmansk)
- International Festival of Films and TV Programs "Radonezh", Best Director (2021, Russia, Moscow)
- International Film Forum "Zolotoy Vityaz" (Golden Knight) (2022, Russia, Sevastopol)
- NIKA National Film Award for 2021, Longlist (2022, Russia, Moscow)
- Baikal International Film Festival «People and Environment» n.a. V.G. Rasputin, Grand Prix (2022, Russia, Irkutsk)
- Kazan International Muslim Film Festival (2022, Russia, Kazan)
- Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival (2022, Portugal, Lisbon)
- International Film Festival "Salt of the Earth" (2022, Russia, Samara)
- International Film Festival "We won together" named after Vladimir Menshov (2022, Russia, Volgograd)
- Veche Bell International Orthodox Film Festival (2022, Russia, Krasnodar)
- Russian Award in the field of non-fiction films "Golden Candle", Nominee (2023, Russia, Moscow)
ABOUT THE FILM DIRECTOR:
Pavel Selin was born on 28.09.1974 in Zakamensk (Buryatiya region, Russia). In 1996 graduated from Voronezh State University as a journalist. At the moment works as a television host and director of documentary films.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2021 - "Agafya", documentary
2020 - "Burov & Burov", documentary
2019 - "Yura the Musician", documentary
2018 - "Love Syndrome", documentary
2015 - "The Long Echo of War in Vietnam", documentary
2014 - "Academy", documentary
2010 - "Stepanych", documentary
Director’s statement
In this film, we tried to reveal the rich inner world of Agafya Lykova. To tell about the origins of her fortitude, about her ability to survive in the taiga in complete isolation. To show that despite a difficult life, where every day is a struggle for survival, it exists in complete harmony with itself and the world. We tried to make the clash of two civilizations, two "cosmos" an important part of the film: Agafya and her guests from the capital. For the most part, Agafya Karpovna talks about her life. Her story gives us an opportunity to think about what is eternal and what is temporary in the life of every person. Participants of long-term expeditions also talk about Agafya and her stories. The life of Agafya, like the lives of the entire Lykov family, is a story about the victory of fortitude over circumstances, about the fact that a person always has the opportunity to preserve the integrity of his personality. True, for this it is sometimes necessary to make a very difficult choice.
ABOUT THE FILM DIRECTOR:
Dmitry Razvorotnev was born on 14.09.1975. Graduated from the Voronezh State University.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2021 - "Agafya", documentary
2021 - "Anatoly Novikov's Roads", documentary
2020 - "Burov & Burov", documentary
