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Cast

Corbin Allred
as Tuttle

Maclain Nelson
as Propst

Nikita Bogolyubov
as Nikolai

Alex Veadov
as Sergei

Jennifer Erekson
as Mary Propst

Bruce Newbold
as Lee Propst

Peggy Matheson
as Donna Tuttle

Paul Mulder
as Roy Tuttle

Brett Merritt
as Mark Larsen

Bart Johnson
as Senator Smith

Jay Z
as Agent Ross

Rocky Meyers
as Agent Miller

Brit Server
as Agent Garza

Christopher Clark
as Agent Bair

Dale Dixon
as News Anchor

William Rubio
as News Anchor

Anatoliy Neznayko
as Karl

Vladimir Movchan
as Vladdy

Eduard Dzafarov
as Saratov Branch President

Tanja Savchenko
as Saratov Branch President's Wife

Marian Maskal
as Saratov Directions Neighbor

Jake Van Wagoner
as Russian Drunk

Patrick Quinn
as Russian Truck Driver

Sergei Dengin
as Russian Passenger

Yuriy Davidovich
as Saratov Couple on Wall

Lyuda Lazorenko
as Saratov Couple On Wall

Arthur Kalchev
as Saratov Neighbor

Nick Alamo
as Saratov Neighbor

Tonya Domanchuk
as Saratov Street Contacts

Pasha Terebov
as Saratov Street Contacts

Helena Bas
as Saratov Street Contact

Ana Havel
as Saratov Street Contacts

Anna Pravedna
as Saratov Street Contacts

Kate Zabolena
as Saratov Street Contacts

Oleg Nemirovsky
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Nina Mikhaylenko
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Vladimir Yakymchuk
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Daniel Yukhimets
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Ilia Kuharchuk
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Maxim Podmokov
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Alyosha Durov
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Anzhela Chornomor
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Vera Bordyuzha
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Sveta Kirpach
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Larisa Lihatskaya
as English Students/Saratov Congregation

Tina Wu
as Church Goer

Anton Mercy Indrakaram
as Church Goer

Darren Williams
as Church Goer

Jeremy Prusso
as Church Goer

Nathan Hawkins
as Propst Supporter

Jacey Miller
as Propst Supporter

Merrill Nielson
as Propst Supporter

Austin Wilson
as Propst Supporter

Joshua Badger
as Propst Supporter

Ean Aubrey
as Propst Supporter

Kathy Carter
as Field Reporter

Bob Carter
as News Camerman

Dennis Butler
as Melchizedek Priesthood Holder

Bryan Orme
as Yellow Ribbon Youth

Alyssa Orme
as Yellow Ribbon Youth

Israel Bonilla
as Yellow Ribbon Youth

Josh Orme
as Yellow Ribbon Youth

Zach Orme
as Yellow Ribbon Youth

Chandra Orme
as Yellow Ribbon Youth

Emma VanWagoner
as Airport Traveler

Annabelle VanWagoner
as Airport Traveler

Henry VanWagoner
as Airport Traveler

Jonathan Turner Smith
as Airport Traveler

Alaina Tramell
as Airport Traveler

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Critic Reviews for The Saratov Approach

Audience Reviews for The Saratov Approach

• Dec 31, 2015

  Might have a bit too much of a religious slant for some folks, but I still found the true life story of Mormon Missionaries kidnapped in Russia to be compelling, thrilling and touching.
  Anthony V Super Reviewer
• Jul 04, 2014

  This dramatic thriller was all about religion, and if you are a non-believer, simply skip it! Written and directed by Garrett Batty it stars Corbin Allred, Maclain Nelson, Nikita Bogolyubov and Alex Veadov. The movie is about the 1998 kidnapping of the two Mormon missionaries, Andrew Lee Propst and Travis Robert Tuttle in Saratov, Russia. The kidnappers wanted US$300,000 ransom from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but nobody wanted to pay the ransom for different reasons. For five days the two missionaries were handcuffed and held captive in a small room. When no ransom materialized, the men were driven to a field and released. Doesn't sound too exciting, especially when we all know the outcome of the story... but, there was suspense in the movie, excitement, and very believable acts and results of the faith of the young men. At the time, this event was a significant international incident, but the director wisely chooses to focus its time on the missionaries and their captors. Some blamed a limited budget for it, but the important story really is what is happening within that relationship where they both slowly make their way through a barrage of emotions, confronting fears of their captors and their own mortality, and slowly coming to understand the role their faith will play in their predicament. Please, do not dismiss this movie because it falls into the category of Mormon cinema, and the well-tread subcategory of missionary movies that is so prominent within it. Check it out and you will see that director Garrett Batty's effort is very solid. I didn't like the hand-held camera work and the intense original soundtrack, but the locals from The Salt Lake Tribune praised the film. Some of the scenes were not very impressive, they were executed rather like a routine, but they are countered by most of the emotional scenes of Allred and Nelson re-creating those days of captivity. Not a bad viewing!
  Panta O Super Reviewer

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