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Ruthenian Trilogy

TOTAL BINGE TIME: 2h 34m

The Definitive Watch Order & Chronological Timeline

Release Order (Recommended)

Poster for Piemule
#1

Piemule

Released: 1984 // Runtime: 43m // Rating: 6.0

Jakub, The Old Believers, and Piemule are three documentaries about forgotten people by director Jana Sevciková. All three are distributed on the same DVD under the name Old Believers. Piemule offers a close look at the descendants of Czech immigrants in Romania.

Poster for Jakub
#2

Jakub

Released: 1992 // Runtime: 65m // Rating: 6.8

Jakub presents an extensive ethnographical-sociological study of the life of the Ruthenians, filmed in the Maramuresh mountains in the north of Romania and in the former Sudetenland in Western Bohemia. The film was made over a period of five years during the time of both totalitarian regimes and was completed in 1992 after the revolution.

Poster for The Old Believers
#3

The Old Believers

Released: 2002 // Runtime: 46m // Rating: 6.3

The award-winning Old Believers (2001), made over a period of five years, documents the life of a strongly religious community in the Danube Delta where time seems to stand still.

Chronological Order

Watch in the order of the story timeline for a different perspective on the franchise.

Piemule chronological order
#1
6.0

Piemule

1984 // 43m

Jakub chronological order
#2
6.8

Jakub

1992 // 65m

The Old Believers chronological order
#3
6.3

The Old Believers

2002 // 46m

Frequently Asked Questions

What order should I watch the Ruthenian Trilogy?

The recommended order is release order: 1. Piemule (1984), 2. Jakub (1992), 3. The Old Believers (2002).

How long to binge the Ruthenian Trilogy?

Total binge time is 2h 34m (154 minutes) across 3 movies.

How many movies are in the Ruthenian Trilogy?

There are 3 movies: Piemule, Jakub, The Old Believers.

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