Character Relationships in The Student

Veniamin (played by Petr Skvortsov) is a protagonist in The Student. A high school student whose parents' divorce and father's disappearance lead him to seek comfort in selective, fervent readings of the Bible. His moral protests disrupt classes and win the school director's support, while he tries to convert and heal Grisha. He later kills Grisha by the lake and falsely accuses his biology teacher of sexual misconduct. Mother (played by Yuliya Aug) appears in The Student. Veniamin's hardworking single mother, left to raise her only son after a harsh divorce and his father's disappearance. She holds down three jobs to keep him in school and maintain their modest apartment, and is repeatedly summoned to the principal's office over his disruptive behavior.

Character Relationship Map: The Student

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Characters

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

Story Analysis

Veniamin’s search for moral certainty gradually turns religious conviction, social conflict, and personal shame into destructive violence.

Plot Progression

  1. A Bible Against Disorder
  2. Morality Wins Authority
  3. Lessons And Transgression
  4. Faith Turns Violent
  5. Accusation And Defiance

Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov

The Student (2016) · 6.5/10 · drama

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