The Ruthenian Trilogy movies in order
There are 3 Ruthenian Trilogy films, about 1.5 hours in total. The first was released in 1992, the latest in 2026. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
- 1
Jakub (1992)
10 Jul 1992
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.
- 2
The Old Believers (2002)
1 Nov 2002 · 46 min
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.
- 3
Piemule (2026)
14 May 2026 · 43 min
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.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.