Corruption as Shared Culpability: Religion, Family, and Society in Andrey Zvyagintsev's Leviathan (2014)

This article engages in close analysis of how Andrey Zvyagintsev depicts corruption and its various manifestations: moral, familial, societal, and institutional, in Leviathan (Leviafan, 2014). While other post-Soviet films address the problem of prevalent corruption in Russia, Zvyagintsev’s work is...

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Published in:The journal of religion and film
Main Author: Hristova, Maria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2020
In: The journal of religion and film
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Leviafan (Film) / Russia / Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche / Corruption / Society
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBK Europe (East)
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B social disintegration
B Occupation
B Corruption
B Zvyagintsev
B Leviathan
B Family
B Orthodoxy
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Summary:This article engages in close analysis of how Andrey Zvyagintsev depicts corruption and its various manifestations: moral, familial, societal, and institutional, in Leviathan (Leviafan, 2014). While other post-Soviet films address the problem of prevalent corruption in Russia, Zvyagintsev’s work is the first to provoke strong public reactions, not only from government and Russian Orthodox Church officials, but also from Orthodox and political activist groups. The film demonstrates that the instances of legal and moral failings in one aspect of existence are a sign of a much deeper and wider-ranging problem that affects all other spheres of human experience. By elevating corruption from a well-known and accepted mundane problem to a religio-philosophical one, Leviathan creates a sense of shared culpability that underpins contemporary Russian society.
ISSN:1092-1311
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion and film
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.32873/uno.dc.jrf.24.2.001