Discoveries from Russia World Cinema

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In the 20s, during the Civil War, a unique case arises - a Russian general of German origin leads the Equestrian Division and liberates Mongolia from Chinese invaders. Without losing faith in the return of the Russian monarchy, he is advancing from Siberia, occupied by the Bolsheviks. The new Genghis Khan named Roman Fedorovich Baron von Ungern-Sternberg has no idea that the "Western evil" of the revolution will be omnipotent. For the next hundred years.

Many older people have nostalgia for the hits of their youth. Knowing this, we decided to create a musical film where popular melodies of 30-40 years were played, such as "Splash of Champagne", "Carioca", "Tiko-tiko", "Joseph", "No need to be sad", etc. The film is structured as a conversation between a pop singer (Vera Beradze) and a collector of old records (Boris Shcherbakov). After the selected record is put on the gramophone and a familiar melody sounds, the old collector suddenly appears in the frame with the singer and transforms into a brave Mexican, then a playboy, or a guy from the outskirts of Moscow, depending on the song being played.

Nicolai Sctulman has got a big secret - in his garage basement there lives a hideous Freak. The two have a twisted arrangement together, Sctulman kills people and feeds them to the monster living in his basement in exchange for a strange but addictive green slime that the Freak gives him from his sweat which is "the best drug in the universe".

The music of Bach and the dance of the ballerina Diana Vishneva flashes for a moment in the space of the pavilion.

The story of an unusual friendship between the leader of Moscow gangsters and a famous jazz musician.

The film tells about Ioannis Kapodistrias, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire under Alexander I, and later the first ruler of Independent Greece.

The main character of the film, Mikhail Perov, is a professional diver. In his past, he failed to become a businessman, and in the present, he has large debts because he is a gambler. One day, he receives a strange telegram asking him to come and help his old friend, Garik Sedykh. Without hesitation, Perov sets off on a journey. His younger brother, Alexander, accompanies him. Upon arriving in a small coastal town, Mikhail learns that his friend has been murdered. Before his death, Garik, who worked as a bodyguard for the thief-in-law Pereverzev, hid a case with the thief's cash in a complex underwater labyrinth. He encrypted the coordinates of the location with a code known only to Mikhail. Now, the main character must find the case and save his own life and that of his brother.

The film is set hundreds and hundreds of years ago. The viewer will be transported to distant Sakha, where brave warriors will go to the Lower World to save the beautiful Aikuo. What obstacles will our heroes face? Who is the truth behind — a human or a demon? Everything can turn out differently than they say in the legends. Everything is possible, because the boundless North is as unpredictable and mysterious as it is cold and harsh.

40 km of dirt road. 35 villages. 12 residents. Soon there will be no one left.

St. Petersburg banter on the topic of Mozart’s stay in present-day St. Petersburg. Mozart loved Salieri very much. Together they messed around in a tavern. However, Mozart never drank with Salieri - he offered his glass to one of his friends. Friends were very unhappy...

The story of an expat musician that sounds like a bad dream. The film was shot in Hollywood in January 2018. The author of the idea of the film and the lead actor is cellist Evgeny Tonkha, composer Anna Drubich.

This movie is a collection of portraits of residents of Russian countryside. Not a single word. Only long look into the camera. Landscape. Flow of time.

Action of the movie "Road to home" happens in the small village of Abkhazia, in which the local administration has decided to pave an asphalt road. On the way of construction there is a natural barrier - a free which, according to stories of old residents, has been here since the foundation of the village. Under a dense shadow of the tree, the inhabitants found salvation from the hot Abhazian sun, on the branches clawing more than one generation of boys and girls. It keeps the memory about love, about war and peace, about life and death. According to the legend, if to cut down this tree, the sun will become so bright that will burn everything - people, country, history.

Once George was a famous boxer. He had no equal either in Russia or Europe, but because of the intrigues of his competitors, he had to interrupt his sports career at the “peak” and emigrate to the USA. He vowed never to return to his homeland ... But the vow was broken. The reason was the serious illness of the coach, who was once the closest person for him. 10 years ago, they were divorced by a major quarrel. Returning to St. Petersburg, George also meets his long-standing enemy, who is now connected with the near-sport criminal business. George will have to unravel the complex "criminal tangle", take part in the fate of a young boxer and, having met with his mother, fall in love again ...

Russian pop diva Olga Buzova once again trusts the wrong man - Vadim tricks her into buying a loss-making provincial dumpling factory. Olga will have to go to the city of Nizhny Teplyshki to solve the problem and get rid of the unplanned business, but she will face resistance from local residents.

Over the past year, the anonymous segment of Telegram has been hit by a wave of arrests of deanonymized authors and owners of anonymous channels. Most of the cases involved extortion of money in return for non-publication of information discrediting honor and dignity. In the research film, famous victims of fakes, representatives of major publications, administrators of popular Telegram channels and people involved in the search and de-anonymization of authors who have violated the law, spoke about the importance of freedom on the web, the price of anonymity, fakes and other threats hidden in the anonymous "cart".

Early lost Russian horror film.

In a small village on the slopes of the former coal mines, Oleg Pavlov, the father of many children, screens the "Little Prince" of Exupery. The camera is the cheapest, bought for retirement. In the roles - Oleg and his four children. Two years of filming and editing - and journalists from all over Russia are on a visit to an amazing creative and friendly family. But the family never calls his father at the table. Children refuse to go to the premiere of the film. And Oleg himself does not go to spend the eldest daughter, when she leaves to live in another city. He just sleeps. And no one wakes him up.

Sergey visits the psychoanalyst Bryusov, who at each session inspires him with the idea of divorce from his wife. "Family is not the main thing! The main thing is what you want!" According to Bryusov, his wife suppresses his own "EGO" in him. Lenochka, Sergei's wife, goes to confession to the priest, Father Sergius. The father, unlike the psychoanalyst, punishes Lenochka, at all costs to save the family. "Family is the main thing! All for the sake of the family!" This confrontation between the psychoanalyst and the priest has been going on for a year and a half. Who will win?

Rudolf, a German traveling in Central Asia, comes to a small village in Kazakhstan. His arrival changes the young woman Karlygash (the name translates from Kazakh as "swallow"), and a mutual interest arises between the young people.

Two collectors go to addresses and shake the debtors. Once the heroes get into a creepy house from which they can not get out.

After her divorce from her husband, circumstances are favorable for the heroine. She begins a new, different life, a different rhythm. She's trying to live on her own. Becomes a journalist, she gets into the hands of dirt on a large businessman, she quickly and successfully conducts a journalistic investigation... Accidentally she meets a close friend of her husband and realizes that all these events in her life were planned in advance…

From dozens of cities, you will always recognize your city – you will recognize it by its squares, by its streets, by its colors, by its breath, by its joys and troubles, and by its love. Four directors will tell four romantic love stories in our city: the love of spouses who have already begun to forget about it; the love of wayward parents for children; the love of life, beautiful and disturbing, and even the love of the very feeling of love. The characters of the film are worried and happy, work honestly, walk noisily and look for love without end. The beating of their hearts is the rhythm of the city. Recognize your city in every frame and look at Yakutsk, which you did not know.

Michael is a general manager of a large company, living in a small apartment in a rundown area of the city of the future. He can't get rid of the hatred for his boss Rudolf. The need to let off steam leads Michael to the office of the company 'New Life', implanting in their clients' memories fantasies that they can realize without the risk of experiencing the events in reality.

In the modest apartment of a former school teacher and insect expert, Zyablikova, the lights are turned off. This happens right on the eve of a television shoot that will change his whole life! It turns out he has a huge debt. But from where? Nobody can explain. To achieve connection, you need to submit an application through your personal account. But Zyablikov is not “friendly” with the Internet; he has an old push-button telephone. Walking in circles in the system of automatically recording fines, instructions, and personal accounts is gradually destroying it. Zyablkov himself now feels like an insect locked in a jar. And only with the rare beetle he caught can he have a heart-to-heart talk.

The documentary film dedicated to the life of Nicholas II and his family was edited from chronicle of 1896-1916 from the funds of The Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive.

A documentary film- portrait about a former literature teacher from Tulskaya oblast, Russia who has now become a famous porn actress and video blogger Eva Berger, her way into porn industry and the price she pays for her choice.

В жизни 40-летнего следователя городской прокуратуры Олега Борина наступила черная полоса. Все началось с дела, возбужденного против студента, изнасиловавшего девушку. Подозреваемый оказался сыном влиятельного чиновника. Тот воспользовался своими связями, и Борина сначала просто отстранили, а после и вовсе выгнали со службы. Жена ушла, забрав ребенка. Вскоре раздался звонок, и старый приятель Гена предложил работу охранника. Борин согласился, собрал сумку и уехал. Только на месте большого оптового рынка его ждала полная разруха и запустение. Друга он так и не нашел, а местные алкаши рассказали, что рынок давно закрыт. Той же ночью Олег тайно проник на территорию и… оказался в настоящем подземном городе, где протекала бурная жизнь. Удастся ли опальному следователю спасти своего друга, выйти на след хозяев порочного «Черного города» и восстановить справедливость?

Following his mother’s death the man comes back to his hometown and dives into the long-forgotten past.

Vitya, a 40-year-old taxi driver who aspired to become a writer in his youth, leaves this dream after a series of failures. He lives quietly in a communal apartment with idle neighbors, delivers hated passengers all over Moscow every day. One day Vitya decides to pretend to be the mysterious Viktor Pelevin.

New Year is a time of miracles. In life and Affairs Lena accompanies success, she knows exactly what she wants, and always achieves the intended goal. In the new year's schedule of a business woman there is not a single extra minute and it seems that nothing can make her stop. Little Stepan does not need expensive toys, but only a little love and home warmth. Desperate to find understanding in adults, he goes in search of Santa Claus to ask for a new mother. Winter city confronts him with Lena and the woman suddenly catches hopeful look of a child who saw in her the good fairy. This chance meeting will change their whole life…

Romance, Comedy in Russian language

The Soviet Russia of old is an immobile head without a body that appears in various locations, clashing with the morals and sentiments of a modern rich man. This man seeks advise from the head but finds that it is annoyingly unresponsive or unhelpful as it sends him on various missions and tests. At times he uses violence or oral rape to get what he wants until he grows too exasperated. Most of the movie consists of improvised dialogue or rants, and meandering scenes in a weapons shop, a railway, and a meeting where the man performs a bizarre magic performance with chickens, eggs and a cardboard box..

The film's heroes, children of Russian emigrants and witnesses of history, Professor Egor Reznikov of the University of Paris and Professor Alexei Sossinsky of the Independent University of Moscow (IUM), lead the viewer along the traces of the Resistance on the French island of Oléron after 77 years.

Well what is this can someone explain? The Bada is real and kind, there is grass, he is alive and saying hello. Black water in the house, floor and pond. Honey from the jar of the soul you'll throw away. A false horned beast and four little homunculuses drink juices and belittle a crater.

The protagonist Bondarev must defeat his villain again. However, this time the special services agent does not want to save the world, because he does not know what role he plays in his life.

In five European cities: Helsinki, Rome, Budapest, Brussels and Moscow, five directors made a film about the place in which they live. The director of the Moscow series Vitaly Mansky lives in the house where the great documentary filmmaker Dziga Vertov used to live. What Vertov saw in his windows and what a modern director sees today.

The film tells that a person, even in very difficult circumstances, is able to turn the tide.

Once late at night in the underpass a woman encounters a mysterious and scary creature which live in this place.

Young artist Rustam is in love with the beautiful Madina. To get her attention, he decides to give her the gift of her dreams, a pair of wonderful Ochi-3000 glasses. Rustam sets off to Gigapolis in his old flying Volga taxi. He has to make 300 trips to collect the necessary amount of money and fulfill Madina's wish.

The heroes of the film will be real people who have faced blood cancer, whose lives are hanging by a thread, who have received hope for salvation by finding an unrelated donor.

The directorial debut of Sergei Potapov, a well-known director of original performances in his homeland, is capable of deeply touching any spectator. This movie will make the viewer feel. The painting is designed in a typical Asian style. The plot is built around two brothers. One of them is mentally ill, and the other can hardly be called "normal". Both brothers dream of the same thing. Rob the bank and leave the city. One chose Mexico and the other chose Hollywood. He dreams of becoming an actor. But their plans were not destined to come true. The ending of the film will make even the most staunch admirers of thrillers shudder. The mood of the picture and the denouement are very reminiscent of the vivid works of modern cult Asian directors.

The story of a group of skateboarders

The year is 1989 and Stefan works as a bus driver between Norrland and Murmansk. With him on the journeys is the Russian interpreter Jana which he has fallen in love with. He is prepared to do everything to win her love, but her mother sets an ultimatum - get a safe front door. Stefan has competition from a Russian and soon the contest is on, "who can give the mother the best door".

Lost film based on Leo Tolstoy's story from War and Peace novel.

Fourteen-year-old Egor, having moved with his mother from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad, begins a new life: another educational institution - the Kaliningrad Nakhimov School, new acquaintances, new friends, new circumstances and concerns... He immediately decides to gain authority and introduces himself as the brother of the legendary Nakhimov students Loginov. And the plan works at first - popularity allows him to become the star of the class.

In the late 1980s, Moscow was shocked by a series of murders, with police finding only mutilated female bodies. Law enforcement agents can not deal independently with the investigation of this case. News of these acts quickly spread across the country - the arrival of the royal family in Moscow is in danger. It was then that a detective investigator Erast Petrovich Fandorin, who achieved certain professional successes in his business at such a young age, takes over the investigation. The provincial secretary of Aniasiy Tulips, for whom this business is a chance to prove himself in a favorable light, is taken to help Erast. The detectives are born an incredible and seemingly incredible version - Jack the Ripper visited Moscow, as bloody kisses were found on the girls' necks. The Ripper is also a personal threat to Fandorin, as the maniac is approaching his lover

The young man, Isa by name, came back to his native city after leaving the prison. At half-destroyed, dark, left, surrounded by harsh and merciless mountains house seriously ill mother and his wife who lost the hope to have happy family life were expecting him. He did evil and was put in the prison, but the main difficulties are still expecting him in the future.

The magical hero Erte Bergen sets off on a journey to perform feats. On his way he meets the villain Bekerden and the beautiful beloved June.

The movie tells about the young woman in modern Moscow which is compelled to survive in the conditions of the rigid competition not only at work, but also in private life. The heroine doesn't manage to hear the desires in continuous vanity and diligence to keep in the megalopolis. Hurrying on protection of the project on which its future career depends, it nearly doesn't force down the small child who oddly has appeared on the carriageway. In attempt to find his parents, the heroine encounters a number of mystical coincidence, which lead to irreparable consequences. She gets up before a choice to live further or to lose everything and to remain the human.

Night. In the hut Glasha rocking his little sister Dunechka. There is a black cat on the stove, who has lost all his teeth due to his old age, which is why the mice are bothering him. Suddenly strange shadows crawl along the walls, and an old woman appears in the hut. She asks to spend the night, but Glasha says that her parents, when they left for the fair, were severely asked her: do not let strangers into the house. But the old woman persuades Glasha to leave her, and when Glasha goes to bed, the old woman kidnaps little Dunechka and takes her to the forest. The animated film is based on the tales of Aleksey Nikolaevich Tolstoy "Kikimora" and "Vas'ka the Cat" (both written in 1910).

Kira and her child were abandoned by her husband – a banal story in General, tragic for our heroine in particular. But, as they say, time heals everything: years pass, the bitterness of betrayal ceases to disturb the soul, life is gradually filled with small joys. A new admirer Vadim, an intelligent and decent man, offers a woman a hand and heart. Even Kira's former mother-in-law favors the man and blesses the ex-daughter-in-law for a new marriage. Suddenly, the prodigal husband Alexey appears on the threshold of Kira's apartment after a six-year separation. Literally on his knees, he begs his wife to take him back. The daughter, who has not stopped loving her father, also asks her mother to forgive him. Kira's heart is torn apart, she can't make a decision. A friend advises you to live with your husband and lover, but for our heroine this is an unacceptable option. Meanwhile, it turns out that Alexey has a new family and a child in the North...

Russian pop singer Lolita celebrates her 41st birthday by taking to the stage and delivering a big show, including duets with special guests.

Cello player Edward returns to the stage after three years pause caused by his personal crisis and absolute desire not to perform anymore. He passed through the emotional frustration and the mental breakdown that followed. This is an important return to the audience and critics which mean a real challenge for him. Svetlana is in the concert hall and her presence doesn't allow him to leave. Edward dives deep into his memories as he plays the music. And it is filled with moments of deepest love and frustration... Edward dives into the darkest places of his mind. He was afraid to step into them for a long time and finally he is realising why he stopped performing.