Set in the last tumultuous years of famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy's life, centers on the battle for his soul waged by his wife Sofya Andreyevna and his leading disciple Vladimir Cherkov. Torn between his professed doctrine of poverty and chastity and the reality of his enormous wealth, his thirteen children and a life of hedonism, Tolstoy makes a dramatic flight from his home. Too ill to continue beyond the tiny rail station at Astapovo, he believes that he is dying alone, while over one hundred newspapermen camp outside awaiting hourly reports on his condition.
"The Last Station" stars Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, Anne-Marie Duff and James McAvoy.
Genres: Art/Foreign, Adaptation and Biopic
Running Time: 1 hr. 52 min.
Release Date: January 15th, 2010 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for scene of sexuality/nudity.
Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics
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