Premiere of the documentary "Pilgrimage to the Eternal City" at OTR

Documentary cycle V. Khotinenko.
Airtime: December 19-23, 2016 - 23:35

D / f “Pilgrimage to the eternal city”. The Apostle Peter. The first movie.
Director: V. Khotinenko.
Presenter: Krzysztof Zanussi.

The film tells about the fate of the apostle Peter - the supreme apostle of the Christian Church, about his sermon in Rome, his encounter with the wizard Simon Magus, about his execution and the role of the apostle Peter for modern Christian civilization. In the same series, the viewer is immersed in the true historical world of Rome of the first centuries.

D / f “Pilgrimage to the eternal city”. "The Apostle Paul." The second film.
Director: V. Khotinenko.
Presenter: Vladimir Mashkov.

The film presents the diverse, vibrant, full of internal conflicts, the life of the Apostle Paul - the man through whom the Christian Church from a religious trend in Judaism turned into a supranational world religion. A passionate polemicist, the most profound philosopher, the apostle Paul was executed in Rome. For the first time, the viewer will see the true sermon of the Apostle Paul.

D / f “Pilgrimage to the eternal city”. "Going to the death." The third film.
Director: V. Khotinenko.
Presenter: Yuri Solomin.

The film is dedicated to the history of the persecution of Christianity in the I-IV centuries and consists of several short stories telling about such famous saints as George the Victorious, Clement of Rome, Sevastian, Bonifatius, Alexy, Lawrence. The host will tell about the life of the first Christians, about the structure of their communities, and how pagan Rome turned the executions of Christians into mass shows.

D / f “Pilgrimage to the eternal city”. "Patronesses of heaven." The fourth film.
Director: V. Khotinenko.
Presenter: Irina Kupchenko.

It tells about the complex and heroic fates of Christian women of the first centuries, immersing the audience in the world of the Roman family, tells about the customs of the Roman family and the difficult choice faced by Christian women between family happiness and fidelity to Christ. The viewer will see unique shootings in the catacombs, in St. Peter’s Basilica, in the dungeon of the Church of St. Cicilia and other unique archaeological sites.

D / f “Pilgrimage to the eternal city”. "Konstantin and Elena." Fifth movie
Director: V. Khotinenko.
Presenter: Nikita Mikhalkov.

The main characters of the film - Emperor Constantine the Great and his mother Elena, are the founders of the Christian empire. It is with Constantine the Great that not only the end of the persecution of Christianity is connected, but also the establishment of Christianity as the dominant religion. His turbulent and tragic fate, full of the commander’s dangers, is intertwined with the fate of his mother - the Christian Empress Helen, who performed one of the greatest feats - the acquisition in Jerusalem of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord and many shrines related to the life of the Savior. This film is saturated with concrete historical material and introduces the viewer to the political upheavals of ancient Rome of the IV century.