A young aspiring writer living with an ill father is refused by a publishing house and continues to work as a tutor of the Russian language and literature. Visiting a new student, he becomes a witness of her quarrel with a boyfriend. This arouses his interest and provokes unusual and dangerous actions.
A young aspiring writer living with an ill father is refused by a publishing house and continues to work as a tutor of the Russian language and literature. Visiting a new student, he becomes a witness of her quarrel with a boyfriend. This arouses his interest and provokes unusual and dangerous actions.
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team.
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ultimately recover her own sense of self.
A man struggles with the tragic memories of his past to make sense of his present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is.
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who also becomes a father figure to Sanya ...