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He returns home from prison, where his mother is waiting for him. She thinks that he will probably reform, get married and arrange his life. Only the mother does not know that her child has so much grief and unhappiness in life, so many "skeletons" in the closet.

Valka cannot keep his balance. He needs crutches to stand and walk, and a bicycle to run. For him, the world is full of perils and mishaps. How can one face life at nine years old, when a wrong step or the slightest push sends you tumbling? To steady himself, Valka has invented a mantra: “I’m a real samurai!” Armed with it, he takes his first independent and courageous steps toward the world.

A rocket launches into space carrying a digital message from Russia to civilizations beyond Earth. But can such a critical mission be entrusted to an automated system with full confidence that the programme won’t fail mid-flight?

The film speaks about an amazing life of Vitaly Melnikov, a master of the Russian cinema. He was born on the banks of the Amur River, and spent his childhood and youth on the banks of the Irtysh River. He left Khanty-Mansiysk to enter VGIK. He devoted the whole life to film art. The film deliberately refused to interview his fellow directors, film critics and actors who starred in Melnikov’s films. They wanted to show Vitaly himself, to listen to him. After all, the answers to many questions you can find in his cine works, books. The most important views he revealed in the family circle. There are two characters in the film – Melnikov himself and his grandson Artemy, who spent a lot of time with the famous grandfathe.

The story of a grandson and grandmother's relationship, in which they help each other overcome loneliness and enjoy their warm days together.

A mother notices that her daughter has lost a significant amount of weight before the Unified State Exam and is hiding something from her. Now the woman needs to protect her daughter's health, but her daughter is against her mother interfering in her life.

The filmmaker bids farewell to her grandparents. Feelings, memories, and final words — echoes of love and a long life shared — linger among old belongings.

After a year apart, five friends reunite for a summer filled with laughter, late-night talks, and memories that feel too perfect to be real. But as the days pass, something unspoken lingers beneath the surface a quiet tension between joy and something long buried.

Seventeen-year-old Yuna lives with her mother and grandmother in a small town. She makes music, writes poetry and runs her blog in her free time from two schools. Yuna's work is noticed by documentary filmmaker Pasha, who is making a film about the music industry. He wants to find out - how to make a hit? What is needed for this? And how to become a star?

Materialized censorship penetrates reality, encroaching on man and nature. Experimental study of the limits of prohibition.

By day, Julia is a mother of two and a yoga instructor, and by night, she is Mama Tequila.

Cake is the dream of the protagonist's life. One day, a young man gives her that dream. But is everything so smooth when the relationship is centered on Cake?

In the mid-1980s, Yevgeny Vasin, nicknamed "Dzhem" (aka "Batya"), created the criminal group "Obshchak" in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. He already had criminal experience - he had been tried several times, including for hooliganism. "Obshchak" was destined to become one of the main organized crime groups in Russia and even leave its mark on pop culture.

The world of mathematics is not only formulas and numbers, but also people who inspire and drive progress. Stories about those who not only solve equations, but also seek answers to questions that can change the future.

A rough, unyielding portrait of existence through the eyes of a dog — where weakness leads to destruction, and cruelty is disguised as the logic of survival. Amidst this harsh reality, the pure flame of maternal love burns, the only force capable of saving such a world. Strusovsky's minimalist animation exposes humanity through its most loyal companion.

A "documentary clip" about second-hand stores, with a declaration of love for the style of self-expression associated with them and reflections on how this interest goes hand in hand with concern for the environment.

New Port is a village on the Yamal Peninsula, surrounded by tundra. In 2024, it hosted its first street art festival, curated by artist Maxim Ima from St. Petersburg. This film is a kind of visual diary of the festival.

Cadets of the Naval School have an internship on the training ship Nadezhda. As young men, they adapt to the harsh realities of the sea, strengthening their will and developing a true masculine character.

The film is a journey through the memories of the protagonist, who once chose solitude. The young man consciously withdraws from the world until echoes of the past force him to confront his fears.

A documentary series following a family investigation. Sisters, whose parents died under mysterious circumstances, return to the site of the tragedy. In the series’ first two episodes, they seek to uncover the details of their family’s loss and explore whether childhood trauma can be healed.

Artist Zhenya Baldina leaves the city for the village of Chupino to start a new life, build a house on a mountain and search for her true self, turning old objects that belonged to her ancestors into sculptures and paintings that resemble messages from the past. Zhenya accepts the challenge of showing her works in the largest exhibition hall of the regional capital. In a year, she will have to not only prepare an exhibition, but also return to herself.

The film explores the history of the giant quarry "Mir", the fates of people living on its edge, and its possible future. People seemed to have become participants in a great experiment, creating their own unique world in isolation from the rest of the world, proving that man can adapt to the most incredible living conditions.

Without work, without a dream, alone. A searching soul can so easily create an idol for itself. The crystal image of which usually inevitably crumbles into grains of sand of unfulfilled expectations. Grisha and Andy on the same stool of charm or disappointment.

A resident of a small apartment in a gray high-rise building can't call someone who is far away. So he packs a backpack and sets off on a journey. Along the way, he learns English and, together with the sunset shadows, grows into a giant. At night, residents of a de-energized village gather around his huge burner and have a feast, and in the morning the giant repairs the power line.

Lyubov and Igor, the only veterinarians in Krasnoyarsk Krai specializing in the rescue and rehabilitation of wild animals, run the Instinct Centre, where injured and sick animals arrive daily for urgent care. Sometimes, a routine medical visit transforms into a full-scale rescue operation.

The story of the heroism and tragic death of a young monk from the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, who dedicated his life to burying lonely homeless people - those who are called "strange" in the Church.

An ordinary guy suddenly started to show superpowers. His reaction, coordination and accuracy became much higher! What is his secret?

A wounded Soviet soldier is abandoned on the battlefield. To survive, he must cope with the dangers of war and his own fears.

In a grand wedding palace, a large European family gathers to celebrate the newlyweds. Joyful voices fill the air — until the sharp strike of a hammer silences them. There is an unresolved conflict in the family, so the scene shifts from the wedding hall to a courtroom. The question looms: what will the verdict be?

A tired security guard, immersed in the routine monotony of the night shift, finds an ancient ring. Putting on this ring, he opens the doors to the other world.

A philosophical conversation between a former artist and a laid-off worker

The film shows the quiet life of the old woman on the outskirts of the village, immersing the viewer in the life of the heroine and the surrounding nature. The film pulls the cine-goer into its rhythm, like falling snow outside the window, like the sound of a train passing by, like the silence of the corridors.

A story about an unwilling time adventure.

An experimenter and inventor of many different film effects, including the "effect" of his name, an improviser and teacher, a decorator of salon melodramas and a revolutionary, an auto enthusiast and a dashing hussar! And this is all the same person – Lev Kuleshov.

Everything burns with love. Hidden memories settle like a thin layer of ash. A love story about a fire, pieced together from audiotapes found at Udelny Market.

To be independent, to get married, to be realized in a profession - quite simple and understandable desires for a girl. But if you have Down syndrome, it all becomes like an impassable quest.

Director Alik Berkovich gives viewers time to think, using images and fragments from life

The chief engineer and a group of specialists conduct an inspection of the applicant’s apartment to detect the source of low-frequency noise.

After the loss of her sister, a young dancer is haunted by a song and the grief she can no longer suppress.

A thought-provoking documentary that can serve as an important reminder for those who are aware and a grain of wisdom for those who are lost. It doesn't matter who we are, where we come from, what color our skin is, what religion we practice, or whether our land has preserved all these traditions. Each of us has something to remember. The author returns the viewer to our roots and such values ​​as family, honor, the experience of ancestors, respect for elders, humanity, kindness, friendship, and spiritual purity.

Grant Minasyan, a young and talented musician and drummer for the artist ZOLOTO, shares his journey into the profession. He delves into the role of the drummer in music, the nuances of playing percussion instruments, and the essence of true improvisation—letting music flow intuitively as a natural stream. Grant also reflects on the significance of this art form for individuals and the philosophy hidden within its melodies.

Olga is a native Pomeranian, a candidate of historical sciences and a mother. Her dream is to create a Lighthouse Museum on Mudyuga to restore its status as an island of hope. After all, for two centuries the “White Tower” and “Black Tower” lighthouses were symbols of salvation for sailors. However, the island's dark past (Russia's first concentration camp, 1918–1919) and the modern emphasis on tragedy overshadow the bright history of the lighthouses and their keepers. Olga is sure: the museum will harmonize the memory of Mudyuga and show children that darkness can be overcome with light. Despite the bureaucracy, the disbelief of those around her and the status of lighthouses as objects of the Ministry of Defense, she studies, looks for exhibits and like-minded people...

About the great Russian traveler of the early 20th century, Peter Kuzmich Kozlov, a researcher of Central Asia, who discovered the ancient city of Khara Khoto lost in the sands.

Yuri Vladimirovich Nazarov is a truly national artist, not only in rank, but also in relation to him by the audience. At the age of 88, he still remains in the profession, continues to delight and surprise. The film uses fragments from Yu.V. Nazarov's autobiographical book "Just not about cinema".

During the Great Patriotic War, the artist and master of photomontage Alexander Zhitomirsky tries to convince the enemy to stop the slaughter with the help of his art. Millions of copies of propaganda leaflets-prisoner passes - are being dropped on fascist soldiers from airplanes. Unlike bombs, they don't take lives–they're designed to save them. The author of these leaflets, without sleep or rest, daily conducts his own struggle to see through hatred in the enemy of man. Will he be able to preserve his talent and himself in this struggle?

"Aviator" is about Leonid Kulesh, a resident of the city of Chita, an amateur aircraft designer, architect, and sculptor, and a talented individual.

The young man carefully follows the instructions for assembling a chest of drawers. However, the situation soon takes on a dreamlike quality, and despite the hero's efforts, his logical actions lead to an absurd outcome.

The film "Montana" tells the story of a motorcycle stunt king and biker idol who loses his beloved in a tragic accident.

Over the years of the war, thousands of Russian prisoners have been released. Until autumn 2024, they could sign six-month military contracts and receive a presidential pardon. Some of them had been convicted of serious crimes and thus avoided decades in prison. Among those released was the murderer of Kemerovo student Vera Pekhteleva — her parents learned about his freedom only six months later. We filmed the stories of victims whose mothers lost track of the convicted killers and still do not know where they are. We also spoke with two former offenders who returned from the front and are now trying to live as ordinary citizens.

From emptiness, a geometric world unfolds, where figures and gestures become a system of signs. These symbols shape a map of space in which a person seeks to find their place.