Discoveries from Russia World Cinema

The world is split into two camps, Russia and China vs. the US. The US have lost the competition of political systems and are destroying the planet's climate. For 80 years Russia and China have been sunk into internal winter, while the US enjoy eternal summer. Young Russian scientist Andrey Khvorobaev disccovers that the climate can be controlled by means of the Perelman Axis, located in Buryatia. The US Imperialist sharks, led by the president and driven by greed, let loose a grim Nazi executioner, Professor Gubke, who conducts horrible, inhumane experiments that turn American boys into zombies to defend the Perelman Axis. An expedition of Russian scientists, sent to Buryatia to fix global injustice, is looking for the Russian end of the Perelman Axis. They battle the merciless creations of the Nazi criminal Gubke. The expedition fails, but Andrey lives and fights on, supported by his Orthodox faith and the love of his homeland, embodied by the Buryat girl Vera.

Mary Jane’s favorite parrot is dead. But there’s almost half a package of feed left. So Mary Jane decides to plant it. And something very specific grows from it, dragging the attention of two thief brothers. Convinced that old lady is no threat, brothers break in at night and try to steal the plant. But Mary Jane meets them with a gun. And decides to take a shot and reform two poor souls.

The new theatrical fantasy is inspired by the last, eleventh, book of poems by Kuzmin (her only lifetime edition is dated 1929). Work on the stage embodiment of this text for Nastavshev is akin to composing symphonic music, and he himself is the composer of the play.

Besieged Leningrad. Employees of the Soviet state security agencies are intensively preparing Vera for an extremely demanding task. In fact, this mission is a real feat, and even Vera herself is clear that she will not return alive. But suddenly it turns out that the girl is pregnant, and her twin sister named Nika will act as a hero instead. But fate is inexorable to Faith...

A dangerous patient escapes from a specialized psychiatric clinic — a former Soviet intelligence officer and traitor named Tsventukh. Once free, he begins to take revenge on Matveev, the man who put him behind bars. After losing first his wife, then his friends, Matveev realizes that from now on, he can rely only on himself.

Pavel Shnyrev is a professional killer. He has a lot of enemies and a lot of problems. He is rushing, he is driven... Pavel's mother goes to the hospital, from her he learns that his father is alive. Pavel goes to a distant village and finds his father. Pavel's father has been blind for a long time, but this does not prevent him from living. He is always accompanied by a faithful assistant – a guide dog. Another life opens up to Pavel - the villagers, their simple way of life, the cares of the father. The mother also arrives, pursued by Paul's enemies, to take her son to a quiet place to "sit out". But Pavel does not leave the old man like a blind man, having felt a guide in him.

While on vacation, the heroine found a book in a seaside hotel, forgotten by a previous guest. It contained a list of things the guest had planned to take with her to the seaside.

In the far North, a fisherwoman lives in silence with her man. Around them lies a night landscape of snow and wrecked ships. Suddenly, her son returns out of nowhere.

Neither her, nor the last five, not one of them was Alyona. But he knew she was waiting for him. And he would find her. Based on Stephen King's short story of the same name.

Young man embarks on a journey to Siberian town confronting several terrifying images of his past.

A couple who do not understand each other finds themselves in the world of a haiku written by a girl. When the heroes go back, reality changes.

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.

The film is about the transformation and inner liberation of the protagonist, who found himself in the bleak sequence of everyday life of an office worker.

USSR 1960s. The writer lives in a studio apartment with his beloved Margot. The writer is writing a novel and wants recognition. In his imagination, he creates a family of characters. Hoping for success, the writer takes several chapters of the novel to different publishers, but gets rejections everywhere. Failures give rise to doubts and fears in the creator, which mystically are embodied in the image of a lady in a black dress. Lady is negative energy. One day, the writer decides to burn the manuscripts of the novel. At this moment, in the form of a hallucination, a Lady appears in front of him.

The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis led to the nuclear exchange between major superpowers. As a result, instead of further development of technology, humankind invested all the resources in genetic engineering. Newborns got improved genes, and in the late 80's the first generation of people with various improvements entered the picture. But there were still those whose genes for some reasons were not improved. In a genetically engineered society, such people became outcasts, placed in clearly marked ghetto areas. The protagonist is an outcast, whose body did not accept genetic improvements. From the very childhood, he tries to fix this using various design tools of his own making. Once he is wrongly accused and enters the fight to clear his name. But it turns out that his home, the entire area of "genetic outcasts" is out on a limb. The protagonist directs his abilities to protect those who cannot protect themselves.

A film from the life of a provincial doctor. The peculiarity of the narrative is that the doctor is Azerbaijani by nationality, and he works in the Russian outback. This is a story of complicated relationships between different mentalities, cultures and traditions that are taking place at all levels of Russian society today.

The main character is a teenager named Yura, who took on the guilt of his beloved girlfriend and was convicted of a road accident. The harsh life of the penal colony, the first difficult months in freedom could not destroy the best human qualities in the Jurassic: self-esteem and nobility of the soul.

An art film by Timur Novikov and Sergey Shutov.

Off the coast of Antarctica, in the southern ocean, there is a small island. No one knows about it, except for polar explorers who winter in Antarctica, and their relatives. On the island, right on the rocks, there are sarcophagi. People who are not written about in geography textbooks are buried here. But without them, it would be impossible to develop Antarctica. More than 60 years have passed since the first burial. During this time, the cemetery has never been completely renovated. Our team of 8 people went to Antarctica to make it for the first time.

From 1961 to 1995, Alexander Sokurov kept a personal diary, recording both important events and everyday trivia. Now these candid recordings are taking on a new life in a large-scale five-hour documentary, intertwined with footage from iconic films of that era. This is not just the autobiography of a famous director, but a personal look at the history of the second half of the 20th century, full of reflections and observations.

Korzhik, Caramel and Kompot dream of a bright and unusual New Year celebration, this is their main goal. But when the kitten Lollipop appears, they turn their attention to him and are forced to save Lollipop and his parents. And suddenly the New Year turns out even better than they expected.

Criminal drama based on the materials of the sensational trial of the adventurous engineer Gilevich. The second series was released at the end of 1917. The 2nd and 4th parts have not survived.

Term paper by Alexander Belov, VGIK student.

A documentary about Arsha Ovanesova, documentary filmmaker and screenwriter who created the first Soviet newsreel series for chidren.

Based on the story of the same name by I. S. Turgenev. The movie has not survived.

The wolf, the fox and the tiger seized power in the forest, literally ravaging the land in their hungry greed. The unfortunate hares that remained alive for the time being offered the big animals a "social contract": the rabbits themselves come to be eaten, and for that the wolf, fox and tiger will not hunt them.

«BravoStory» is the first feature-length documentary about the Russian band «Bravo», created for its 35th anniversary. In the film directed by Andrey Airapetov, known for the documentary film «Critic» about Artemy Troitsky, there are exclusive interviews with the band members, rare footage, stories, colleagues and fans.

This movie is about one day on the construction site.

Valya is the eldest daughter of a hereditary pilot. She ends up in a flight school, but her real calling is photography. The girl is torn between family traditions and her dreams until she meets a talented cadet, the best pilot at the school, who helps her decide on her future.

On a country road, Irina hits a dog and brings it to its owner Mikhail. His eight-year-old son Dima, who has been silent for a year due to psychological trauma, mistakes Irina for his dead mother. It’s time for Irina to leave, but Dima begins to become hysterical, and Mikhail, fearing that he will shut up again, forcibly holds Irina back. She becomes a prisoner in their house.

The Maid of Orleans is an opera in 4 acts, 6 scenes, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It was composed during 1878–1879 to a Russian libretto by the composer, based on several sources: Friedrich Schiller's The Maid of Orleans.

New film by Evgeny Chubarov

Rukhele's parents make her marry rich Matteus, but she loves poor Shlomo. In two years Rukhele has a child but she can't forget Shlomo and so she leaves Matteus to be with her lover.

A reconstruction of the uncut prologue of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible, the scene with the gunners Foma and Erema and a fragment from the unfinished part 3 featuring the German knight Heinrich von Staden. In between stills and newsreel footage. Over a commentary written and spoken by Naum Kleiman. The Criterion DVD extra ends at 33 min, the longer version has added fragments of parts 1 and 2 at the end.

Based on the play of the same name by E. Karpov. The movie has not survived.

Lonely Lisa lives in a big city. She believes in a miracle and goes to work. Her worthless life can change. We just need someone to notice it.

"Life is the Best Playwright..." is the third album of the famous Armenian chansonnier Garik Oganisyan, recorded during a period of deep depression from the comments of haters and the complex processes of personality formation.

The plot of the film is based on the lyrical story of a young boy named Kirill. The film takes place on the first spring holiday 8th of March. On this day, the main character Kirill begin hilarious adventure in search of the bouquet for his mother.

Continuation of the adventures of Korzhik, Karamelka and Kompot.

Christina and her friends are searching for the ghost of her sister Kira, who died under mysterious circumstances. They don't know about dangerous rituals Christina's father is involved in and find a demonic entity impersonated in a child.

Ivanna Zayeva is a karate coach who teaches children not just to win fights, but to overcome their fears. Through her story the film shows how strength is born from inner struggle and passed on to the next generation.

Based on material from the novel “It” by Stephen King.

The heroes of the film are children born in Kosovo. The washing machine in their home was once comparable to a Rolls-Royce. Now they live in Germany: they study in local schools, speak German well and have plans to become German football stars.

The action of the film takes place in distant harsh times, in the era of warring clans. But one day Tomoron Toyona from the "Birds" clan decided to put an end to the bloody war by organizing a big ysyah-friendship. The main prize of ysyakh is the beloved daughter of Tomoron Toyon. The one who first gets into the little bird - the symbol of the clan, will take a lovely girl to wife. But before an important event, under mysterious circumstances, the beauty is kidnapped.

Once a little African boy got a letter. In the letter he found a snowflake made of paper.

Emma is a journalist investigating the disappearance of her sister, Vlada. She suspects a connection to the "Educator," a serial killer active ten years ago, but her investigation hits a dead end. Her only lead is Danila, a former victim of the Educator, who knows about the secret cabin and offers to show it to her. However, the trip turns out to be a trap: Danila is a follower of the Educator, and Emma is his next victim.

Music video for song by Jay-Jay Johanson.

Evgeny and Evgenia share the same name, difficult personalities, and complicated personal lives. He is in love with his best friend's fiancée, she is having an affair with her boss. The young people meet by chance at a party and instantly feel mutual... antipathy toward each other. But that doesn't stop them from ending up in the same bed. But afterwards everything becomes even more complicated.

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

Love. Old age. Death. Youth. Two stories about the strange feelings. One tells how a mother's immense love can destroy her son’s fate. The second one shows that the love of a sick old man can give new life to a young girl.

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.

The main and only heroine of the film is an actress. The screen shows her confession, filmed with a subjective camera. Anna leaves her husband, then meets another person, who, according to the plot, is her interlocutor. He — and with him the audience — will have to hear the love story of Anna and her relationship with her husband; get in touch with the subtle and complex inner world of a woman trying to find spiritual harmony. We will not see Anna's interlocutor on the screen, the camera acts in his role...

Three friends, winter, village, night. An ordinary booze turns into a crusade, where everyone carries their own banner of sorrow and pain. In order to forgive all insults in the morning, cuddle up to each other, and, finally, warm up and melt like snowflakes.