Albert and Eldar are members of a music label engaged in preserving folk music traditions. Their new mission takes them to a mountain village to record the last performer of an old Kabardian song. In the village they learn that the old man has gone into the mountains to die. This message marks the start of a journey, both the outer through hard country, and inner, that of overcoming, of meeting traditions, quietness and oneself.
Albert Mamiev
Eldar Khagazheev
Said Tolgurov
Irina Khagazheeva
Greta Kashezheva
Murat Gendugov
Albert and Eldar are members of a music label engaged in preserving folk music traditions. Their new mission takes them to a mountain village to record the last performer of an old Kabardian song. In the village they learn that the old man has gone into the mountains to die. This message marks the start of a journey, both the outer through hard country, and inner, that of overcoming, of meeting traditions, quietness and oneself.
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.
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Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.
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A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.
After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.
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A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.