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The Nizhny Novgorod Youth Theatre troupe is rehearsing William Gibson's play "The Miracle Worker." In search of authenticity, the actors find themselves behind the scenes of blindness and deafness. They enter the real world of a boy named Petya, his mother, and his teacher. Episodes from the play about the education of a deaf-blind child unexpectedly echo real life, but reality is always more complex and profound than fiction.

A mother creates an account on behalf of her daughter to arrange her personal life, but ends up falling in love herself.

Film about the singing and dancing culture of the Ingush people

Meeting with the buryat rapper Bair Tarbaev and his project LUTAAR. Bair takes the host of the episode to his native ulus Sanaga, tells her all about nearby mountains' names and shows a religious service in datsan.We will see not only the beautiful buryat nature but Bair's parents house and his apartment-music studio as well.

1947 ... The Savchenko family returns to Moscow from evacuation - husband and wife with Kostya's little son. They settle with Grandma Kostya in a huge communal apartment. Street meets the boy with a flock of local boys. Then there were: the division of the territory with the "Sretensky"; trophy movie “Girl of my dreams”; a school with separate education, camp discipline and essays about the border guard Karatsyup. And the monetary reform of 1947, when all of their savings depreciated in an instant, and the boys let out boats from banknotes in puddles.

Millionaire Gornostayev and ballet dancer in Ilona are always arguing about what is more important - youth and beauty or wealth. Ilona thought that youth and beauty are more important, but Gornostayew disagreed with her. He intended to prove Ilona that she in wrong. Gornostayew signed a contract with young worker Alexey. They moved abroad. Year later. Alexey changed into a real aristocrat and returned to Russia. Gornostayew introduced Alexey to Ilona and she falls in love with him.

The toddlers in a Russian playgroup are showing a striking number of adult traits. Here and there, serious romantic relationships are budding, and some tots are determined to marry. One infant may urge her friend to keep his voice low, or else the filmmakers will hear everything they say, but most pre-schoolers are undisturbed and continue their everyday activities. They play with dolls, hang around on the playground and chatter a lot, particularly about who is whose friend and who is whose lover. In this environment, the direct cinema style seems even more natural than it usually is. Two years ago, IDFA screened Victor Kossakovsky’s film Pavel and Lyalya (a Jerusalem Romance), which dealt with the profound and unselfish love of an elderly couple. In contrast, the infatuations of young kids are volatile and playful, because ten minutes later you can be married to someone else.

Old skipper travels with his old ship called "Fortune" on the Russian river.

A group of former Russian nuclear scientist has settled on a small Greek island with about 60 inhabitants. These "Russians", as the locals call them, had a promising future in the USSR or in the West. But they decided differently. More than 20 years ago, they decided to take part in a lifelong experiment to explore the basic questions of human society on the basis of Pythagoras' philosophy.

The film tells the story of Roman Abramovich, the world's most famous Russian businessman, and after February 24, 2022, one of the key participants in Russian-Ukrainian negotiations. Despite the fact that the international press constantly writes about Abramovich, we still lack a deep understanding of his biography.

The man decides to take revenge on the former partner involved in the death of his daughter. At the moment of revenge, a memory from the past comes to him, which changes his whole future life.

A tale about two riot police officers searching the forest for the body of their fellow soldier, hoping he would tell them who killed him.

This movie is about children who live every day with a reminder of war and enemies. This happens in today's Russia, in the city of Belaya Kalitva in the Rostov region. Teens take Cossack education.

Many people assume that life does not end after death. Not Dr. Tyrsa, practical and skeptical man, who never believed in this nonsense. However, thanks to the bowling accident, he finds himself in a desert land with people like him not belonging to this world yet not accepted into the other. Now Dr. Tyrsa realizes that the life he used to live was not so bad, and he's got something worth returning to.

Documentary montage film by Alexander Vartanov, a subjective look at the beginning of the 21st century in Russia

Vadik Volnov (Garik Kharlamov) dies on his own wedding of cannabis overdose and has to prove to God that he is worthy to enter Heaven. During his conversation with God's secretary, Vadik recalls numerous memorable moments of his earthly existence, such as getting drunk on cognac on his 8th birthday, service in the Soviet Army in Afghanistan, bandit showdowns in crime-ridden 1990s Russia, and, finally, meeting the love of his life.

Baba Yaga finds a smartphone in the forest, but does not know what it is and how it works. She pesters forest dwellers with a request to teach her how to use it. But the animals have no time to teach Baba Yaga. And then she, in frustrated feelings, begins to conjure. And everyone who refused her help suddenly turns into someone else. The forest dwellers understand that they were not kind to Baba Yaga, they fly to her to ask for forgiveness. And in the end, they explain to her how to use smartphones and even teach Baba Yaga to take selfies.

During the post-WW2 reconstruction in Russia, bald-headed technocrat Drozhdov equates communism with the empowerment of the ordinary man over the arrogant "specialness" of genius. Dedicated scientist Lopatkin takes refuge in Moscow with the potty, brilliant old inventor Busko. Lopatkin works tirelessly on his invention, embarking on a roller-coaster of rejection and acceptance, his work vilified, plucked apart and plagiarized by colleagues, particularly by his nemesis Drozhdov. Drozhdov's wife Natasha, alienated from her cold, controlling husband, is increasingly drawn to Lopatkin, whom she knew when they both taught at the same school. Soon she runs away from her husband and happily keeps house for the two absent-minded ex-professors Lopatkin and Busko. Natasha is ready to give Lopatkin her own life, love and faith. Lopatkin is eager to sacrifice his life for the idea, doing the utmost for his motherland.

Max loses his job at the plant and to feed his family, is forced to accept an unexpected offer former classmate to work as a stripper. Hiding the new profession from his wife, Ani, Max gets into a lot of amazing and ridiculous situations and end up losing the trust of the woman he loved. In an effort to return peace and harmony to the family, he appealed for help to colleagues from the strip club, that all leads to fun chaos...

Young Alisa is fed up with her life in Moscow, and moves to St. Petersburg. Her roommates in the collective flat are two junkies, Vel and her boyfriend Valera the Dead Man. First they fight, but soon the two women form a friendship. Together they even go after the Petersburg underworld when Dead Man is abducted because he can't pay his debts.

Retired General Pelevin has nothing left but a small piece of ancestral land, granted to his forefathers by the royal family long ago. But now even this last possession is under threat — targeted for the construction of an ultra-modern shopping center. Mafia networks, in collusion with a corrupt local prefect, trick the general into going on an overseas tourist trip, and in his absence, they move a city landfill onto his property.

People from all over the area and even from all over the country come to Maximilian, who lives in a quiet rural area, for advice. Maximilian is known as a prophet and sorcerer. For example, he is able to give out the methodology for the election campaign. This is why a candidate for deputy named Kutergin comes to him. Here he organizes proper work to receive the population. Disappointed with such a life, Maximilian climbs onto an iron cage in a field and waits for a revelation, a conversation with the Lord. He is declared a stylite; Hare Krishnas, communists, democrats and other crazy people come from all over. And Maximilian suddenly realizes that he must return to the city to his wife, to whom he promised five years ago that he would quit drinking, and leaves his “pillar”. Maximilian left, and his place was taken by Kutergin, who believed in the miracle.

Fourteen-year-old Sonya unexpectedly learns that her mother lied to her about her father's death for many years, and forbade him to communicate with her daughters. Unable to forgive such a betrayal, she runs away from home. Mother and older sister Sasha find Sonya at their old dacha, where no one has visited for many years. Three women are forced to finally talk through all the problems, grievances and fears that have been so carefully hushed up for years. This begins the long journey of restoring family ties.

​...On the roadside of a country road a parked car. A lonely man unsuccessfully tries to fix the breakage, refusing the help of passing drivers. Who is that man?.. And what does he want?.. ​ But don't worry: he'll get it done. And you're welcome to unexpected and cruel final...

Marina visits her daughter for her birthday in St. Petersburg, but feels superfluous at the party. She meets a young man, Artyom, and together they escape from the party.

'Artel' portrays one day in the life of a small fisher community in the north of Russia.

12-year-old Marina runs away from home: she wants to find a way to cure her dog Taiya, her only true friend, who has not eaten or drunk for two weeks. Marina finds Dr. Gaf, an unsociable veterinarian with an unusual gift: he knows how to communicate with animals. Gaf manages to cure Taya, but at night she is abducted along with other dogs from Dr. Gaf's shelter. Behind this is a company that needs stray animals for illegal experiments on them. Gaf and Marina go in search of their shaggy friends. A variety of animals will help them in this, from pigeons and rats to boa constrictors and skunks.

Zoya is 14 years old and hates her stepfather. Having run away from home, she wanders aimlessly through the streets of a small southern town on the seashore. But one day she meets Zakhar and sees how this blind man fights off a bandit. A bold and desperate plan is born in Zoya's head.

A provincial who has not found himself, who is over thirty, goes to work in Moscow, where every time he stays for several nights with a distant relative – a lonely middle-aged woman. Their relationship is practically devoid of it, as if the constant unconscious in the form of strange obsessions somehow connects these people, at first glance far from each other.

After the divorce Mariyana returns to his native village. With her no one communicates, except for a new neighbor - a mysterious woman in a Muslim scarf.

A comedy about how two unlucky heroes, one of whom dreamed of becoming a pilot, and the other an actor, accidentally get a chance to fulfill both dreams at once on the set of a new film. However, in the very first scene, they manage to crash a sponsor’s helicopter, which promises them a lot of problems. To compensate for the damage, the friends are forced to go into all seriousness - try to rob the oligarch, make money in kind, and even try to hijack a helicopter from an American air base.

Лента рассказывает о реальных событиях конца февраля 2000 года, произошедших в Аргунском ущелье в Чечне. Бойцы 6-й роты 104 парашютно-десантного полка Псковской дивизии ВДВ вступили в жестокий бой с двадцатикратно превосходящими силами террористов. Десантники не дрогнули, не отступили и выполнили задание, ценой своей жизни преградив путь бандитам, прорывающимся из окружения.

A fairy tale about a naughty boy and his parents.

A twelve-year-old boy hands over his older brother to local hooligans. Struggling with guilt over his betrayal, he tries to make amends.

A thief while fleeing from the police becomes a witness to an accident.

The film is based on the children's diaries of the Great Patriotic War of the famous storyteller Gennady Tsyferov for the 90th anniversary of the writer, author of everyone's beloved "Locomotive from Romashkovo", "Losharik", "The Frog Who Was Looking for Daddy". Through the prism of naive children's perception and a fabulous view of the world, the picture of the realities of war is reflected. But the thirst for life and the need for paternal love turn out to be stronger than a cruel meat grinder.

Aibolit, who has been sent to a five-star hotel for forced rest, learns from Chi-Chi, a pet monkey, that an epidemic has begun among animals in Africa. Together with Chi-Chi, he goes to Africa in a hot air balloon, which takes tourists. Together they learn that the epidemic is the machinations of the evil robber Barmaley, who cannot deny his little daughter Leia anything.

On a remote asteroid lost in deep space, where the lifeblood of interstellar war - the precious resource known as neoleum - is extracted, three workers find themselves caught in events that challenge everything they once believed. Trapped within a labyrinth of iron and concrete, the heroes must find a way to survive and unravel the truth behind the chaos.

A social drama. The period of the Second World War in Turkmenia. In Central Asia the deportation program of the Soviet citizens of German origin begins. All adults are taken to camps in Siberia and children are put in orphanages. The six-year old Georg hides from the Red soldiers and finds himself left almost alone in his, now abandoned, German village. The horrifying reality sets in. The daily routine of his life is shocking: What to eat? How to take care of his sick friend Yashka? How to bury Aunt Lisa? Under these inhuman circumstances, the soul of Georg remains miraculously uncorrupt – he still believes in Little Angel from a children’s song, and he makes a nest for it in a tree. A miracle takes place: sometimes a glass of milk is left for Georg in the nest; sometimes an ear of corn...

Maks and Anna's lives are destroyed by the theft of their only three-month-old child. Six years later, Anna finds the strength to start living again, and Maks does not give up and continues to search for his son.

The film from the project "Living pictures" is based on the canvas of the Estonian artist Raul Rajangu / Raul Rajangu "New Year's Eve" / NÄÄRIÖÖ from the Estonian Art Museum. The authors of the animation project had to come up with what could happen before or after the moment captured by the artist. The characters and backgrounds are created and animated by children 7-10 years old.

The twenty-six-year-old hero, who previously worked as a parking lot watchman, went into business and could not repay the loan. And he has a wife and children. The current situation forces him to look at the world with different eyes.

Victor Smolensky, the owner of a detective agency, instructs his assistants to find him the perfect wife. The fee for two is one million rubles. The task is difficult: the future spouse must have the appearance of Marilyn Monroe and the character of Natasha Rostova. However, fate will bring Smolensky to the exact opposite of his ideal.

The conductor (Anna) suddenly leaves the city and silently lives alone in the northern forest on the seashore. Once a chorus girl (Aglaya) comes to her in the hope of returning Anna to her destiny, but remains with her outside of time and boundaries between reality and sleep. Gradually the voice of the chorus girl becomes the inner voice of the silent conductor.

Young journalist Sergey gets from his friend a present - ankle boots which suppose to lead him into a right direction.

He wants to break free from himself or tear himself away from the world. He screams hysterically, eats roses, plunders treasures, and sacred signs appear on his chest. Christ or just another man tired of life. A new prophet of a new faith. QR.

In pursuit of the dream of finding their place in modern Moscow, the heroes of the film are desperately trying to become the best version of themselves. At the beginning of autumn, their lives will intertwine, and before the first snow, each of them will have to learn to be themselves.

Sasha, a singer at a musical theatre, persuades his friend Kulik to take him to a remote sacred place for fishing. Soon they find out that wood spirits live here. Kulik warns Sasha to ask them of nothing and not to fool the evil spirit, but he breaks the taboo — and now the spirits demand blood payment. Kulik faces a difficult choice: to leave Sasha in the forest and escape, or pull him out and pay with his life.

Portrait of director Andrey Zvyagintsev against the background of the filming of his film "Loveless".

In Soviet Union young Misha is dreaming to see USA, but it seems highly unlikely...

The film focuses on women from a family living in southern Russia: two sisters, their mother, and grandmother. Every summer, the younger women visit the elders, returning to their roots and embracing a traditional way of life. This household is deeply matriarchal—men are present but play secondary roles. The film’s space is filled with rituals: fortune-telling, herb gathering, and bathing. Here, the sacred is intertwined with the mundane. The daughters follow the life paths of their mother, who once traced the steps of the older women in the family.

Government official Victor Letayev oversees road construction in the Perm region. He is a cynical kind, accustomed to always getting things done, and getting them done his way. He loves his job, he is good at it, and he has zero interest in anything else. His motto is, “I used to chop firewood for a living. Everyone needs firewood; you can’t heat a home with art or culture.” Victor’s attitude changes when art and culture become areas of priority for his region’s development. Now, in order to keep his job, Victor has to study Perm region’s cultural heritage. Hoping to make things easier for himself, he takes lessons from art historian Marina. Will she succeed in imposing cultural awareness on a pragmatic government functionary?