16th century Russia during the brutal rule of Ivan IV (Pyot Mamonov), dubbed Ivan the Terrible. Desperate to keep an iron fist over the country, Ivan and his wife Mariya (Ramilya Iskander) have a notorious secret police team, infamously known as 'The Tsar's Dogs'. Over time, the paranoid Ivan becomes obsessed with the end of the world and that God himself will come and judge him. Disgusted by Ivan's actions, the Head of the Orthodox Church steps down from his post and is replaced by Ivan's close friend, Filipp (Oleg Yankovskiy). But their friendship is instantly put to the test as Filipp begins to question his loyalty to Ivan and to his duties.

16th century Russia during the brutal rule of Ivan IV (Pyot Mamonov), dubbed Ivan the Terrible. Desperate to keep an iron fist over the country, Ivan and his wife Mariya (Ramilya Iskander) have a notorious secret police team, infamously known as 'The Tsar's Dogs'. Over time, the paranoid Ivan becomes obsessed with the end of the world and that God himself will come and judge him. Disgusted by Ivan's actions, the Head of the Orthodox Church steps down from his post and is replaced by Ivan's close friend, Filipp (Oleg Yankovskiy). But their friendship is instantly put to the test as Filipp begins to question his loyalty to Ivan and to his duties.

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