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From Istanbul, feminist Anastasia Polozkova probes Russia's post-2022 assault on reproductive rights. In calls with activists, doctors and researchers in Russia/exile, Turkish and Kurdish feminists, she asks: ban in law, or in practice?
His mother's son returns to her home for her birthday after a long absence. The delighted mother doesn't yet suspect that her son has come to avenge past wrongs.
Philip loves to break the rules. Because of this, he sometimes gets into trouble. Mom is not always able to contain his ebullient energy. He loves his mother very much, loves to have breakfast with her, do exercises, walks and go on rides in the park... But when she is at work, Philip often runs away from home to the nearest coffee shop and watches how coffee is made. Here he has his own life, his own rules and his own dream - Philip wants to become a barista, because coffee makes people happier! But fulfilling this dream is not so easy: Philip is 25 years old and has Down syndrome.
A visiting granddaughter tries to get her withdrawn grandmother to open up and encourages her to sort through her old wardrobe. While sorting through the clothes, the grandmother suddenly recalls stories associated with them, and the granddaughter unexpectedly discovers that the dresses, jackets, and scarves hold much more than just family photo archives. Trying on the past, the grandmother begins to subtly change before her granddaughter's eyes, gradually returning to her own youth.
An autobiographical story, set in the city of Grozny in 1994 — its last peaceful year before the outbreak of the First Chechen War, Russia. It follows the life of one family and the tight-knit community of a single courtyard — a place full of warmth, quiet beauty, and the haunting presence of what was to come.
Svetka grew up in the countryside but moved to Moscow. While spending summer weekends with her parents, she meets her high school sweetheart, tractor driver Sasha, and her long-forgotten feelings for him rekindle. Sasha reciprocates his feelings but can't break his relationship with the milkmaid Masha. A few days later, Svetka's suitor, Serzh, arrives. Their plan to take his beloved to Moscow falls apart when the saleswoman, Lyuba, enters their complicated love affair.
The film tells the story of a veteran of the Russian-Turkish War who returns to his village, where his son is accused of having connections with the devil. The story tells about the confrontation between different poles of faith in the struggle for the fate of a child.
In terms of language concentration and the number of ethnic groups per unit of area, Dagestan ranks first in the world. It is the only place on Earth where, within an area of 50,000 km², around 120 nationalities live, speaking 60 languages. For centuries, representatives of different religions and ethnic groups have lived here, and despite their close proximity, all have preserved their national identity, hold their traditions in sacred regard, and carefully preserve their cultural heritage.
1944. After the hospital or because of problems with vision and speech, several officers are "written off" to a false airfield. The Nazis take this airfield for the real one, and pilot Ivan Polivanov learns about it at the most inopportune moment.
In a cruel turn of fate, Mac, a high-end necktie, is thrown in the trash. There he meets others in a similar predicament: a broken vase, an air freshener bottle, a boot with gum stuck on its sole, and a spool of thread down to her last bit of thread. Mac believes that he is better than this riff-raff and dreams of regaining his former life. The others want to reach a place called Paradise, thinking that's where they can make their wishes come true-and if you're stuck in a dumpster, you probably have something to wish for.
Five friends go on a bike ride to Tsaritsyno and are unexpectedly transported to an alternate universe. Together, they must unravel the secrets of the enchanted place and save the world from a plot by dark sorcerers.
A man's body is found in an apartment. His wife is being interrogated. But she has an ironclad alibi: she spent the entire day... with aliens!
An adaptation of Sergei Yesenin's late and darkest poem. A continuous, single-frame dialogue between the protagonist and his double, the "black man," a hypnotic and disturbing descent into the depths of the human psyche.
The wayward stove—maker Agnia does not spoil life - she lives in the Far North in an emergency poorly heated house, fishes in an ice hole and raises her son alone. Seasonal work makes it impossible to save up for new housing, and the local head of administration, Boris, is in no hurry to resettle people. Agreeing to Boris's proposal to lay out a stove in his hut, Agnia gradually falls in love with him, but eventually uses him to achieve her main goal — to move to a new apartment. And he does it in a very unusual way.
Altai. Next to the grocery trailer of a lonely grandfather, they put the trailer of a hippie grandmother, who takes away his clients. He wants to get rid of his annoying competitor, but falls in love with her.
Two friends unexpectedly become the new bosses after a tragic explosion in the gangster underworld, attempting to deceive everyone to obtain the deceased leader's inheritance. But their success is threatened when they learn that a surviving enemy is seeking revenge. In a decisive battle, they must protect their new friends.
Khan Suranzan always revered the Flame Dragon and brought him gifts on the shores of Lake Baikal. But one day the dragon became angry and deprived little Galshi, the Khan's only heir, of his mind. The young man grew up kind, but stupid... The Khan decided to find a wise wife for his son, but then his enemies rose up. Both his own and others. Will Khan Suranzan cope with his enemies, will anyone love Galshi, and what is the secret of the dragon's tears?
The story of a composer who has lost his inspiration. He hears melodies in his dreams, but the mysterious Old Man in Black erases them from his memory, turning his dreams into nightmares. When the Old Man in Black comes to life, the pianist decides to give up his dream of writing music forever.
A film about film scholar and cultural expert Kirill Razlogov, featuring his final, previously unpublished interview, rare archival materials, and exclusive photos from his family's personal archive, as well as a custom animation narrated by the subject's voice, illustrating his memoirs.
Father Frost decides to quit his profession in order to live for himself in his old age. Having relinquished his powers, he leaves Veliky Ustyug for Moscow, goes on a rampage, finds new friends and falls in love for the first time. Attempts to bring the old man to his senses and return him to his normal life by his family - Mother Winter, Stuzha, Metelitsa and Buran - end in failure. This new stage of his life is recorded by a group of documentary filmmakers, and no one suspects what will happen when Father Frost loses his magical powers...
A group of warriors encounters mythical siren in the forest.
“Summer. City. Love.” is a multi-genre almanac dedicated to the inhabitants of cities. It consists of 8 short stories, related in one way or another. Stories about the main feeling - love, and how different it can be.
Fyodor is a failed actor, he is trying to help his younger brother Nikita learn to walk again. Dressed as Santa Claus, Fyodor goes out on orders, hoping to raise money for an operation during the holidays. He is the saddest Santa Claus in the world, because, on top of all the other troubles, just before the New Year, his beloved girlfriend left him. And so, on December 31, he rings the doorbell of another apartment to give gifts from his parents to another pair of children, and then... the real New Year's magic begins. The girl Masha, seeing Father Frost, immediately decides that this particular Father Frost should fall in love with her mother and become a father for her and her brother Tolya. But that is not all. Each hero of this story, even those who do not believe in Miracles at all, receives their long-awaited gift, finds happiness, love and faith that the New Year is truly a holiday that can completely change life.
A young man is obsessed with the idea of creating his own cheese, but he fails. By chance, the guy finds out that there is a farm where you can make cheese professionally. However, mice living on the farm stand in his way.
12-year-old Moscow schoolgirl Milana writes poetry, but her fear of public speaking prevents her from reading her works, and even her mother is skeptical about her daughter's poetic talent. Milana wants to win the All-Russian Rap Duel Contest based on the novel "Eugene Onegin" so that her mother will believe in her and refuse to work in China. To win, Milana will have to not only overcome her stage fright, but also deal with a cunning rival. Milana will be helped by a black cat, in which the soul of the hooligan Sasha Pushkin lives.
Nine-year-old Mitya lives with his grandmother in the village. Everything in the boy's life is familiar and understandable until his grandmother falls ill and sends him to the pharmacy in the district center. Along the way, Mitya meets manga fan Kira, and this meeting changes everything for Mitya. Meanwhile, his grandmother waits for her medicine.
A family of special agents is raising a son and two daughters, each of the teenagers has unique abilities. Mikhail is a computer genius, Vita knows hypnosis, Dana is a master of sports in martial arts. Together they created their own spy agency "DaMiNik". Their goal is to become super agents and find their mother, who was not found by the super agent "Voice" - their father.
Social worker Rita spends her working days in the apartments of lonely elderly people. She refuses no one, helping everyone in need. Rita's life will begin to fall apart as soon as her son finds himself in a situation that leads to his death. And the woman's life will turn into hell.
Nastya has long been ready to marry Pasha, but he's in no hurry to go to the registry office, citing a lack of budget for a "Dream Wedding." A lottery ticket forces them to drop their facades and speak frankly.
10-year-old Vladik is a genius of neural networks and a master at getting rid of nannies. When his mother urgently needs to go on a business trip, he has to go to the village to visit his grandfather, whom he has never seen in his life. Vladik dreams of returning to the city and getting into an important IT competition, and his grandfather has no intention of following his lead. Each of them is sure that they can easily outsmart the other, but this meeting will change them both.
Frank accounts from eyewitnesses — a former police officer who worked with “night butterflies,” a Soviet prostitute, and a catering worker with over a hundred romantic stories behind her — are intertwined with analysis from experts such as historian Lev Lurye, sociologist Elena Zdravomyslova, and sex blogger Arina Kholina. They help the viewer better understand how the legacy of the Soviet era is reflected in the intimate lives of people today.
Katya is raising her deaf son, Misha, alone. She is particularly concerned about Misha's inability to speak, unlike his peers with a similar disability. The boy finds his voice after experiencing his first small tragedy. A joyful event is intertwined with a painful experience, love with resentment.
After the cremation of his beloved dog, Savva is heartbroken. On his way home, he drops the box on a stenciled inscription on the pavement. Thinking that it is a sign from his dead friend, he calls the number on the inscription. Soon, a prostitute Anya appears on his doorstep. Anya deceives him and steals the box, thinking that it contains jewelry. Savva calls the number again and goes to the address. In the brothel, Savva finds the box, defeats his offenders, but now Anya is in danger. He saves her, she runs after him and asks for forgiveness. Villainous bullets overtake both - but Savva is saved by the box ... And Savva himself must save Anya.
Fourteen-year-old Ivan runs away from an orphanage to pursue his dream at a pioneer camp he learned about on the news. Arriving there incognito, he creates an entire media organization within an already entrenched system, without which internal order cannot exist. Ivan's following is so large that government officials responsible for public opinion listen to him. He creates an entire news empire that tells only the truth. However, he has no idea that he is the heir to a huge media corporation, one that he thought was being coveted by people very close to him.
Finnick accidentally loses invisibility, and now the world of brownies is under threat. Together with his man Kristina, he goes in search of a magical magician who will help him regain invisibility.
About the vanishing, unique culture of Pinega, often carried by a single person for tens of kilometers. Seven chapters—seven stories about a world quietly disappearing, taking with it the voices, customs, and memories of an entire era.
Temu, a 12-year-old gamer, is brought on vacation to the remote village of Tsaplino, away from the Internet. However, contrary to expectations, life in the village is bustling around the old stable of the Saltykov boyars, where local boys are preparing for equestrian competitions. 12-year-old Phil and his faithful friend Orlyk really need to win these competitions, but a terrible threat looms over the stable — they want to demolish it. The boys accept the challenge. The search for treasure, the mysterious old ghost, the fire in the stable, dangerous caves and winning competitions - this summer will be the beginning of a strong friendship for the guys.
The action takes place in the Leningrad Region on the territory of a naval camp located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, where young men from all over the country came to take entrance exams and undergo a young fighter course to fulfill their dream of becoming naval sailors. Fate will test their friendship with first love and unexpected betrayal. But despite everything, the heroes will always make decisions guided by humanity, self-esteem and nobility.
The events in this Altai epic take place in the 19th century. It is a story about greed and desire for revenge which can ruin the life of a person as well as entire families and generations. A common lad Tokna is in love with beautiful Kymyskai. But a well-to-do 40-year-old bachelor Kutus has set his eyes on her. Relying on his standing and traditions he kidnaps the girl. Naturally, she does not want to live with him and one day runs away to Tokna. The lovers hide in the mountains. After some time Kymyskai, who harbors a grudge against them, finds Tokna and Kykuskai and starts taking revenge. He kills the cow, family’s breadwinner. In response Tokna and his nephew eliminate half of the Kutus family sheep. Thus hostility turns into hatred and misunderstanding develops into a war of extermination.
A mother and her six-year-old daughter come to her ex-husband's birthday party, with whom she broke up several months ago. Their former mutual friends are there, as well as Dad's new woman, whom Mom sees for the first time. The adults skillfully pretend to celebrate, trying in different ways to hide their feelings and not talk about the main thing. Mom feels uncomfortable, drinks wine that she doesn't like, with people she doesn't like, in a place she hates. Dad's new woman takes the floor and announces news to everyone, after which Mom can no longer control herself. Everyone is ready for a performance... And the child turns out to be the most adult person at this table.
Historical facts, evidence from the Russian Orthodox Church, forensic and graphological examinations, as well as the opinions of specialists from various fields who have studied the life of Saint Theodore of Tomsk and Emperor Alexander I the Blessed.
A romantic adventure at a hunting villa in Karelia turns into a real nightmare for Lina. After being cruelly treated by her lover's brother, she becomes the victim of a deadly hunt.
Max and Tima work for a crime boss. But things don't go according to plan when Max decides he's capable of more.
A story about true love.
In the near future a documentarist captures a great tragedy while making a story about an experimental theatre that uses technology to immerse audience in the consciousness of actors on stage
After suffering a shipwreck during a meteor shower, the clumsy and comical alien Snorp finds himself in a predicament. His home planet is five light-years away from Earth, and waiting for help could take an eternity. Along with that, a greedy swindler is intent on stealing his advanced technology. Only curious boy Nikita and his family can save the stranded and help him return home.
Based on true events, this tale follows the extraordinary bond between a boy and his dog in besieged Leningrad. In 1939, young Mitya finds joy in the companionship of his loyal dog, Karuza. Their idyllic life is shattered when World War II erupts, plunging Leningrad into a brutal siege where starvation looms over its residents. As despair grips the city, Karuza with her keen instincts and unwavering courage ventures into the perilous streets to scavenge for food. Inspired by Karuza’s remarkable bravery, Mitya decides to join her. Together, they are forging a path through despair and hopelessness. However, their efforts take a dangerous turn when they are discovered by German soldiers during one fateful outing.
A group of young people journey to rural Russia, only to find themselves being mercilessly ground by monsters from Slavic myths.
Tugan Batyr is a smart, kind, and brave boy. Thanks to his big and kind heart, he was given the magical Ring Zikhgir, which contains the power to defeat the evil wizard Sarykan-as decreed by the wise wizard and teacher Alim Babai. Inquisitive and courageous, Tugan Batyr defends his homeland from the forces of evil, using not only strength and ingenuity but also magical artifacts, which, not by chance, he came into possession of.
Masha Khametova goes on a summer trip in a camper van with her parents. Three years ago, mom and dad promised their daughter that they would spend more time together, and now a trip to nature is a family tradition. But Masha has grown up, and she is bored of spending so much time with her parents. The teenager's soul is yearning for new adventures, but the adults do not understand this at all. One of the stops on the family's route is a campsite. A bus that takes the teenagers to a summer camp also stops there. Masha meets one of the girls. By a lucky chance, her name is also Masha, and she does not want to go to camp at all. Without thinking twice, the girls switch places: Masha Khametova goes to camp, and the "other Masha" calmly returns home.
Armenia, 1991. Against the backdrop of the Soviet Union's collapse, one family dreams of the future, says goodbye to the past, and faces a choice - to stay or to leave. A lyrical drama about love, separation, and the eternal longing for home.