Temptation of B. (1991): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1991, Temptation of B. is a drama and science fiction film directed by Arkadiy Sirenko, running about 84 minutes.

What it’s about. The story of a writer who accidentally stumbles across the elixir of immortality and in doing so encounters the small group of immortals who have jealously guarded this secret for centuries. Once the writer has knowledge of this elixir, called 'Mafussalin', the group of five immortals give him a stark choice: either join them, with the price of admission, being a duel to the death between the immortal who accidentally gave the secret away or death at the hands of the group. As the writer makes up his mind, sometimes aided and at other times opposed by the ever shifting alliances from within the group, we discover how the other immortals became this way, their true ages and what they have done with this 'gift'.

Who’s in it. Temptation of B. stars Lembit Ulfsak as Феликс Александрович Снегирёв, писатель, Natalya Gundareva as Наталья Петровна, она же Маркиза, Oleg Borisov as Иван Давыдович Мартынюк, он же Магистр and Vladimir Zeldin as Павел Павлович, он же Князь, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Temptation of B. has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Temptation of B. page.

If you liked it. Fans of Temptation of B. tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.