---
title: "Luka"
year: 2013
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/luka-2013"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 421274
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
community_rating: 5.7
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Luka (2013) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/luka-2013

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Luka is a film first released in 2013. Catalogued under Drama, History. Produced and broadcast by PATRIOT-FILM, The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, Ukrainian State Film Agency. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A young doctor navigates war, personal loss, and persecution in 1917 Tashkent."

### Why Watch
- historical setting
- emotional story

### Caveats & Content Note
- heavy subject matter
- Tone & Suitability: The film contains depictions of war, illness, and persecution.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: dramatic, historical, serious

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/luka-2013#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Aleksandr Parkhomenko
- **Networks / Studios**: PATRIOT-FILM, The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, Ukrainian State Film Agency

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Vitaliy Bezrukov** as *Luka*
- **Andrii Saminin** as *Young Luka*
- **Ekaterina Guseva** as *Anna Lanskaya*
- **Victoria Malektorovych** as *Sofya Veletskaya*
- **Aleksei Shevchenkov** as *Mikhailovskiy*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When is the film set?
The film is set in the year 1917.

### Q: Who is the main character?
The main character is young doctor Valentin Voyno-Yasenetskyj.

### Q: Where does the story take place?
The story takes place in Tashkent.

### Q: What challenges does the protagonist face?
He faces civil war, intervention, street battles, and the illness of his wife.

### Q: What role does religion play in the story?
Amidst persecution, he decides to become a priest and carries both a scalpel and a cross.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Luka — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/421274)

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