The Riot

The Riot is a 2021 Russian thriller drama film directed by documentary filmmaker Yevgeny Grigorev, which became his feature film debut. It stars Yaroslav Mogilnikov, Yura Borisov, Elizaveta Yankovskaya, and Pavel Derevyanko. The film premiered in September 2021 at the 32nd Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival. The film was released in wide release on April 14, 2022, later it will be available online on the Start platform. Plot Biathlete and master of sports Pyotr, together with his wife Nastya, return to their native village to work as a physical education teacher. They are met by harsh nature and harsh people living according to the laws of the taiga. According to these laws, killing for insult is the right of the strong, and there is no one here stronger than the shaman Vitya Lyudoyed, a former convict. Pyotr becomes a witness to his bloody crime. Only 10-year-old Ilya, the son of the victim, decides to challenge the killer. Pyotr cannot leave the student alone with a terrible revenge: Ilya must train hard, and then Peter will help him get even with Lyudoyed. Each in search of their own justice, accomplices go to the goal, breaking the rules by which they lived here for centuries. Cast Yaroslav Mogilnikov as Ilya (Ilia) Yura Borisov as Pyotr (Petr) Elizaveta Yankovskaya as Nastya (Nastia) Pavel Derevyanko as Vitya (Vitia) Konstantin Balakirev as Sasha Marina Manych as Katya (Katia) Yakov Shamshin as Oleg, a policeman