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Bank employee Ivan takes bribes, sleeps with the boss's wife and carelessly cuts through the streets on a scooter. Until he gets into an accident and finds himself in the hands of a cunning Bes, who offers him a choice: a direct road to hell for a bunch of sins or the murder of one completely unfamiliar person.
Little Red Riding Hood is tired of selling pies, she leaves the family business and goes on a big journey. All in the name of her dream - to become a pop star. On the way to success, she will meet new friends and overcome the machinations of enemies - the wolf and the evil stepmother.
Xane, an immortal vampire, returns to the past to save his former self, Titus. Xane must rescue Titus and stop him from inheriting the curse. Xane is able to save his loved ones, but the broad strokes of time cannot be altered.
In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.
Based on a story by H.C. Andersen, with new magical heroes, terrifying “woodpunk” robot dogs, real puppet theater, songs & dance numbers. Little Hans, a kind itinerant storyteller, opens his magic box, takes out his puppets, and, together with his spectators, creates a new fairytale. But not every character obeys the puppet master’s strings. The truth of the fairytale breaks everyday rules: here loyalty and friendship make miracles; love destroys the strongest magic spells; and a song wins a war!
The childless royal couple expected a child for many years. They have got a real monster after the birth of their daughter. The young princess made life in the castle unbearable. The bullying of the governess, who turned out to be an evil sorceress, turned into a curse for the whole family. Fortunately, the kind fairy turned the curse into a test of strength and gave the young princess a groom and eternal love.
A prosperous Moscow banker came to take his son out of the school and met with himself and the ghosts of his childhood.
Produced for newly independent Sakha television in the early nineties, Summer House is a pioneering document of a film culture in the making. The directorial debut of actor Anatoly Vasiliev, who also stars, the film tells the seemingly simple story of a man returning to his native village to purchase a house, only to find himself caught between the worlds of the living and the dead. Drawing on deep wells of Sakha spirituality and folk symbolism, and cast with local, non-professional actors, Summer House is a rarely-seen gem of independent filmmaking and a key piece of Sakha film history.
The house where a young mother and her son live is invaded by something with the intention of taking the boy. However, the mother's intervention forces the creature to change its plans. The young woman is faced with a very difficult choice and ultimately, to save her son, she goes into the service of the King of the Dark Land. This is a story about love and the difficult choice between good and evil in the true sense, for the sake of those you truly love. Based on material from Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
Before the New Year holidays, students of the Higher School of Music Tuyara, Nyurgun and Aital involuntarily stay for all the holidays in the boarding school. Accidentally discovering a magical, old violin, they awaken an ancient evil in the form of Aikha – a sinister, but at the same time charming sorcerer who wants to steal the new year and enslave the world. And now the children will have to fight for the future of the entire planet.
A closed schoolboy, Miron, has no friends, his parents constantly quarrel, and his grandfather is completely immersed in his own affairs. At school they make fun of him and don't want to play basketball because of his hearing aid.
Nobody knows about them but they exist! The professionals from "Dreams Corporation" will provide you with any dream you can imagine. Delivery is provided as well. But isn't this experiment too dangerous?
A deal on assigning for property reveals more new rules and laws of the society in the nearest future. The rates haven’t been so high. Status is everything. Love is nothing.
Based on Alexander Ostrovsky's "The Snow Maiden"
Long ago, the inhabitants of the fairyland drove the evil witch Vergilda into our world and imprisoned her in the Magic Cup, where she languished for 500 years, until the workers of the children's camp, preparing for the New Year, found it and accidentally opened it. Weakened by centuries of bondage, the Witch took over the body of an unsuspecting Senior Pioneer Leader, and now, in order to regain her strength and return to a magical land, she needs other people's fears. And children come to the camp, among whom is the boy Vasya, a great lover of telling horror stories and scaring others. But he does not yet know that everything that he will tell will become reality and will help the Witch in her insidious plans. Then Rorrim Bo, a resident of a fairy land, the son of a hero who defeated the Witch many years ago, comes to the aid of the children. The only trouble is that Rorrie himself is not at all as brave as his father, but is afraid of everything in the world...
After the departure of his parents, Charlie gets to a relative who behaves strangely: prepares potions, conjures.
The terminally ill girl Tinatin comes face to face with the forest demon Mythos. To recover, she must overcome her temptation.
This story is about a simple village boy and two capricious twin boys who, during the New Year holidays, find themselves in the disappearing icy world of old Chishaan. It would seem that fate itself gave them a chance to touch the magic and save the country of Odon, but what if you need to do the impossible-to love and believe…
About the adventures of a little boy (based on the tale of Gauf)
In ancient times, wizards fought each other for ancient artifacts that gave them power over the world. Many of them died in battle. And one of them, the Wizard, spent many centuries searching for the relics. In our days, schoolgirl Sonya accidentally discovers the artifacts, not knowing about their magical power. Without wanting it, the girl becomes a sorceress, not yet guessing what danger awaits her.
A group of strangers in a mysterious arena fight for their lives against cunning and unpredictable foes in order for each to achieve their desires in a test of Truth and Will in a callous and bloody challenge set by the Gods.
The film is an allegory in which the attempt is made to show the inner process of movement of the composer's soul at the time of the birth of music.
A group of university students goes on an archaeological expedition into the mountains, where they find a rare gold mask.
The coming of Jesus Christ to earth, the unknown Tolstoy, the damned Rasputin, the love of King Richard, and the terrible secrets of the Holy Inquisition. All this in a historical film that intertwines entire eras, plunging the viewer into an unimaginable whirlwind of adventure, the eternal struggle for souls, and the all-conquering magic of love. "Crucified" is a feature film based on Leo Tolstoy's notes, which were banned at various times. Religious beliefs and inquisitorial persecution, fear in the eyes of people and their faith in justice, love and hate, nature and humanity—all these themes are reflected in this phantasmagoric film.
The story of the boy Mitya, who first arrived in the Crimea and dreams of helping his grandfather save the house from being sold. To do this, he needs to reach out to the heart of his dad Eugene. With the help of a magic book, he will find himself in the land of Dreams, which was born of fantasy and now its existence is under threat. If Mitya can save the country, then his dad will remember that once he began to compose this book himself. To do this, Mitya needs to pass tests and prove that his thoughts are pure, desires are sincere, and be able to resist the company of teenagers.
After losing his girlfriend because of his obsession with necrophilia, death and a morbid fascination for decomposing human bodies, Sasha falls into despair. He suffers dreadful nightmares where he is wandering a dead otherworldly forest filled with fog and strange creatures. He happens to disturb a demonic shaman, which results in outlandish beings which start moving into our world, and strange voices are heard on his telephone line. A phone repairman comes to help with the faulty lines, but the old man is not what he seems; he's a phone-wizard and knows more than the average man about dreams, nightmares and the creatures that inhabit the other world with no shapes...
The gardener's daughter Nastya finds herself a prisoner in the castle of the enchanted prince-monster Stefan. Nastya is Stefan's only chance to break the spell before he turns 21. But she doesn't know about it.
A mysterious monk with mystical powers issues a man a license to kill by imbuing him with the fighting skills necessary to avenge his brother’s death.
The afterlife of Russian literature was clearly filmed at the same time as Gory, in the first half of the 1990s. However, after Pushkin's transformation into a statue, we see a blinded Novikov holding a golden hatchet.
After Hans Christian Andersen's heroine turned into sea foam, the fairies of the air took her to them with promises of receiving a human soul after 3,000 years of service.
A man opens his eyes and discovers that he is a guest in the land of salamanders. A story inspired by the "Kappa" by R. Akutagawa and K. Chapek's "War with Newts".
Reinterpretation of the philosophical parable "The Little Prince". A six-year-old boy dreams of becoming a pilot more than anything in the world. His older brother, reincarnated as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, plunges the boy into a magical sleep, where, finding himself on the planet of the Little Prince, he begins to understand the true meaning of his dream.
Timofey hates September 1st—the pressure to study, the chaos of school, and everyone’s fake cheerfulness. But when he finds a mysterious book, "Magical Rituals and Spells," he tries a spell to never go to school again. The next morning, he wakes up to the same day: September 1st. Trapped in a time loop, Timofey must uncover the secrets of the book, face his fears, and learn that some days—and people—are worth repeating.
An everliving story based on the infamous novel by Nikolai Gogol. Winner of the Russian "Golden Mask" award "Musical of the Year, 2020". Practical effects, goosebump-inducing vocals, original costumes and a soundtrack by one of Russia's most famous musical theatre composers. All that, and more, in VIY the Musical!
The parents leave the little boy at home alone and at that time the spirit of the child comes to him to play. The film is based on Yakut mythology
Raistlin Majere is a dark sorcerer, weak in body but proud in spirit, who's forced to make a choice between happiness and unlimited power. Only the arrogant high-priestess Crysania and the sorcerer’s brother Caramon can stop his plans. But is it possible that there's more than just darkness hiding under Raistlin's robes? “The Last Trial” is a fantasy musical that quickly became a cult classic despite it's fairly short run-time. The musical is based on the “Dragonlance Legends” trilogy, written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
A fantastic story of Martha, a little girl, who finds true love three years after her mother died.
The hermit Berimir goes to the forest in search of the missing village girl Anyutka. He leads her back to the village, but the prophetic bird Sirin prophesies trouble. Berimir decides to go a roundabout way.
Inverso Mundus reveals an absurd world based on exchange of power and roles that instead of distancing itself from reality reflects our own society, the contemporary crisis rooted in social, political and economic factors, today’s conflicts and inequalities, stereotypes and human behavior.
Olya lives with her grandmother, who loves to tell her magical stories. Her parents are always busy and are rarely at home. The girl quarrels with her family and accidentally ends up in the mirror kingdom from her grandmother's stories, where she meets her reflection - Yalo. In this world, all people are too absorbed in mirrors, because in them they see ideal versions of themselves. These magic mirrors were invented by Korshun to subjugate the entire kingdom to his power, and Olya will have to believe in a miracle and save the fairy-tale world.
Serge Prokofiev's enigmatic work, this is a tale of the supernatural, religious hysteria and demonic possession which is set in Germany at the time of The Inquisition.
The kind old woman Beyberikeen lives in the magical land of Olonkho. Forests bloom, rivers flow along the ru, the people of Aiyy live quietly in peacetime. But Adyaryna Adyaray - the maiden of darkness - rises from the ashes and seeks strength from her sister, the Stone Woman. Having received powerful energy, Adyaryn flies into the middle world in a black whirlwind and begins to create outrages. The messenger of heaven, the daughter of the old woman Baibarikaen, Altaana Kuo belongs among the owners in the world. With her faithful friends, she goes on an incredible journey, taking the audience into the unique world of fairy tales.
A mysterious girl appears in the lives of an elderly childless couple and a troubled young man. She transforms their understanding about love and life. The ephemeral beauty, who will melt your heart.
Thirty-three heroes, led by the legendary warrior Ratibor, enter a mortal battle with the three-headed Serpent-Gorynych and the army of the Geeks led by Kashchei the Immortal, whose sole purpose is to destroy the human race and create his own world.
A young man named Ruslan, disillusioned with people, love, and his profession, and deeply in debt, flees the country. However, at the airport, he meets the girl he once loved, Diana. The young couple embark on a search for a mysterious artifact-the fifth arrowhead, which must be returned to the magical Stone of the Batyrs before the lunar eclipse.
Kesha badly wants to get a dog but his girlfriend has an allergy. Short story about runaway from the difficulties of human-to-human relationships.
An executioner questions his profession in response to an absurd accusation against a suspect.