This film is based on Ivan IV, the first Tsar in Russian history. It tells the story of Russia in the 16th century. He ruled the country with brutal means, and the person who finally opposed him was his childhood best friend. The film focuses on the inner world of Ivan IV. Ivan IV has a profound influence on Russian history. There are countless myths and legends about him in Russia, which are still widely circulated today, and his story has been put on the big screen many times. The movie "Tsar" is directed by the famous Russian director Pavel Longen. In May this year, it was selected for the "Un Certain Regard" unit of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. It also participated in the Warsaw Film Festival in Poland and the Moscow Film Festival, and received high praise. Born in 1949, Russian director Pavel Longen is a frequent visitor to Cannes. His three works "Taxi Driver Bruce", "Moonland" and "Love, Married" were all selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition unit, and "Taxi Driver Bruce" in 1990 eventually won the Best Director Award. In 2007, Pavel Longen also participated in the Cannes Film Festival as a judge. Regarding this story set four hundred years ago, Pavel Longen believes that the film is closely related to the present. He said: "This is a metaphor about today's Russia, and it also refers to the Stalin era." Pavel Longen said that the film borrowed some performance techniques from the Chinese Peking Opera. Peter Mamonov, who plays the leading role, is a famous Russian actor with a deep foundation in stage play performance. He and director Pavel Longen have collaborated on many works such as "Taxi Driver Bruce" and "The Lonely Island" and have a very good understanding. The role of Ivan IV's enemy in the film is played by Oleg Yankovsky, a popular Russian performing artist who died of illness on May 20 this year. "The Tsar" is scheduled to be released in Russia on November 4, 2009.