THE WORLD OF ICONS

FR / 2024 / 52’ / HD / French, English

Dreamtime / KTO / Directed by Alfred de Montesquiou

Worldwide rights available

TAGS

Arts, faith, history, Egypt, Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, monotheism

SYNOPSIS

From Saint Catherine’s Monastery and Mount Athos to Kyiv, Moscow and Czestochowa, the film traces the enduring power of icons across the Christian world. Through icon painters, priests, experts and believers, it explores how this centuries-old tradition continues to embody faith, identity and resilience, even in times of war.