6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Muslim (1995)
The Muslim (1995)
Overview
A Russian soldier who spent ten years in captivity in Afghanistan, returns to his home village and shocks all its inhabitants because of his conversion to Islam. During his absence, his father hanged himself, his brother served a prison term and his former fiancée has become a woman of very low morals. The village is the scene of endless drinking while the local boss is selling off the land for dollars to new-rich Russians. Our hero turns out as the only sober and hard-working member of the community. However, his attachment to his new faith soon provokes the hatred and rejection of everyone else, including his own family.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Islam: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.3
Overview
A Russian soldier who spent ten years in captivity in Afghanistan, returns to his home village and shocks all its inhabitants because of his conversion to Islam. During his absence, his father hanged himself, his brother served a prison term and his former fiancée has become a woman of very low morals. The village is the scene of endless drinking while the local boss is selling off the land for dollars to new-rich Russians. Our hero turns out as the only sober and hard-working member of the community. However, his attachment to his new faith soon provokes the hatred and rejection of everyone else, including his own family.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the complex clash between an individual's spiritual transformation and deeply ingrained communal traditions without explicitly endorsing one side's ideology, instead focusing on the human cost of intolerance and misunderstanding.
The movie features a central character with a non-traditional identity, introducing diversity through its subject matter rather than explicit recasting. Its narrative explores the challenges faced by this character within a traditional setting, offering a subtle examination of societal norms without explicitly demonizing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film largely depicts the Christian community, particularly the Russian Orthodox villagers, as prejudiced, fearful, and hypocritical in their response to Nikolai's conversion to Islam. While some individual characters offer nuance, the narrative highlights the community's intolerance and inability to embrace difference, making their faith a source of conflict rather than understanding.
The film portrays Islam through the protagonist, Nikolai, as a source of profound personal peace, moral discipline, and spiritual strength. The narrative consistently frames the prejudice and misunderstanding directed at his faith by his community as wrong, positioning the audience to sympathize with his sincere devotion.
The film 'Musulmanin' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on a Russian soldier's conversion to Islam and his subsequent struggles to adapt to his village life, with no elements related to LGBTQ+ representation.
The film 'The Muslim (1995)' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses entirely on a soldier's return from war and his religious conversion, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Musulmanin" is an original drama with fictional characters created for the movie. There are no pre-existing canonical characters or historical figures whose gender could have been altered for this portrayal.
This is an original Russian film from 1995, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters are original to the film, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to compare against. Therefore, no race swap can be identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
5.7
Critic Ratings
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