, 2h16 Directed byNikolaï Lebedev OriginRussie GenresFantasy, Action, Adventure ThemesFilms about magic and magicians ActorsOksana Akinchina, Alexandre Domogarov, Igor Petrenko, Nina Usatova, Juozas Budraitis, Natalia Varley Roles Man-Eater (« Cannibale ») Rating56% The setting of the film is a high fantasy Dark Ages Europe, in which desperate and bloodthirsty warlords fight brutal battles in their eternal quest for overlordship. Yet their swords, shields, lances, spears and arrows are all brittle, prone to wear and tear, and dull, protracting their campaigns against each other without end. Word spreads of a man in one of the Northern tribes: an adept blacksmith capable of crafting far hardier, stronger, sharper, and more durable weapons than any other known to exist, with aid of a mystical element. The warlords search for the enigmatic master of weapons to no avail.