Discoveries from Russia World Cinema

Evgeny Granilshchikov's debut full-length film pursues the exploration of the social and political landscape of contemporary Russia started in his short video works and drawings about a decade ago. Like in many of his previous works, Granilshchikov's characters are young creatives, whose lives and careers develop to a backdrop of current political affairs.

Winter fantasy based on Stravinsky's ballet "Petrushka".

Vano has been living in Moscow since childhood and has completely forgotten about his roots. One day, luck turns its back on him: the bank demands repayment of the loan, the debt collectors are running around on his heels, and the apartment turns out to be secured. That's when it's time to remember about family traditions, because Vano is a descendant of the famous dynasty of Georgian winemakers. However, there are only grapes in the arsenal, a rented apartment and a bathtub in it, and the main secret of winemaking is completely forgotten.

The story of a young priest sent to a distant parish.

A mental health doctor goes off on a journey to Thailand with his girlfriend. They live with her friends. She enjoys the vacation and he works at his dissertation in psychiatry. People around seem to him no less sick than in the nuthouse, until he falls in strange circumstances...

After losing his father, Roma stopped believing in goodness and became cocky and disobedient. Together with a timid junior high school student, Vitya, they make their way to the house of a mysterious old man, where they find magical books with animated characters. Inadvertently, the boys release an evil sorcerer. To save his friend and put everything back in its place, Roma must do the impossible: believe in himself again.

The film is an allegory in which the attempt is made to show the inner process of movement of the composer's soul at the time of the birth of music.

The evil Zhirnov family, who own the camp "Horns and Hooves", decide to plot against their competitors and become monopolists. When their tricks fail, the family goes for broke, kidnapping the daughter of their competitors. Having learned about the disappearance of their friend, the celebrities begin a large-scale operation to save all the children from the camp "Horns and Hooves".

Mikhail Tal. From a Far is a documentary exploring the unpredictable and tragic life of the genius world chess champion Mikhail Tal, Riga's native son. Mikhail Tal becomes the youngest world chess champion at 23. The same year, he was diagnosed with incurable kidney disease and given only one year to live. Through sheer will and reckless abandon he managed to live another 40 years, filling them with a string of remarkable chess successes, unexplainable failures, amorous conquests and a life-threatening game of cat and mouse with the KGB.

A very busy Moscow day can drive anyone crazy...

This down-to-earth story that takes place in the mountains of North Caucasus, between two adjacent villages – Ossetian Toli and Georgian Teli – tells us about simple and naïve people that governments try to divide today by an official state border. These people wish to live in peace and harmony, in spite of ethnic differences, as their ancestors lived for hundreds of years. They are accustomed to solve all the conflicts peacefully, following Caucasian customs – around a great table, with wine and songs…

Low key documentary recording the daily life of an elderly blind man in Russia.

Popular blogger Vlad tries to attract attention to his concert in an original way - he puts himself up for auction. The lot immediately goes to the son of a rich businessman. Now Vlad is obliged to entertain Borya for a whole week. All attempts to break the contract run into huge fines, and then Vlad decides to really piss off Borya and make a video blog out of his life. In response, Borya arranges more and more new challenges for him.

Pavel Volya's big solo concert, in which he talks about his beloved wife, the wedding that took place, and his son Robert.

Famous Russian screen actors play themselves in this drama about the lives of actors. Thirteen minutes of the film survive.

From laws on propaganda and extremism to forced "treatment for orientation"! Are we truly at this point in history? This is a collection of dramatic stories from people who have endured so-called conversion therapy. Pilgrimages to Iran, psychiatric hospitals, soul-saving Orthodox monasteries, prisons in the Caucasus, and even sessions of exorcising a jinn... The imagination of those convinced that sexual orientation can be "corrected" knows no bounds. But what are the consequences of this conviction, and how effective is corrective medicine?

The whole universe of characters Maximov, showing in this case the skills and talents they possess in their snouts.

Story of a baby tank wishing to fight in WWII.

The fabulous story of the girl Hannah and the young man from the depths of the sea in the film is intertwined with the pictures of the life of a provincial German town during World War II that arise in the heroine's memory, about her first love.

The pilots decided to spend time fishing in the vicinity of Berdichev.

The film "All the Vertovs" tells about the Kaufman brothers-David, Mikhail and Boris. All three are world-class filmmakers. Each of them managed to achieve the highest level of proficiency in the profession, each had their own vision of the world and the gift to embody it on the screen in a unique, deeply individual manner.

Tolya unexpectedly calls his father on Wednesday. He says they should see each other. The father is puzzled: why exactly today? So many years have passed since they split up after a big scandal.

Sasha, a young janitor, notices a certain softness and kindness in an older janitor. In a small, secluded room, away from their colleagues, the two men waver between resisting and giving in to their feelings and desires, walking a tightrope between violent tendencies and a need for tenderness.

A wealthy and elderly husband hires two people to watch over a young and windy wife who is sailing with her friends on a Mediterranean cruise. A sea voyage brings together by no means accidental passengers who find themselves in unpredictable - difficult and comic - situations.

For Ira Kolchina, everything is working out perfectly. The girlfriends are not in vain envious of her: Professor Fedorov himself offered yesterday's student work in his own clinic. Moreover, Irina will soon become a general daughter-in-law, will live in honor and affluence. But not everything came true, as dreamed. The main in the family is Izolda Genrikhovna, general. She sincerely believes that Irina should not forget about which family she was “taken” to, be thankful and behave accordingly ... Who will win in an unequal battle - a daughter-in-law or a mother-in-law?

It would seem that the life of Maria Cherkasova is developing perfectly. She graduated with honors, now she has a prestigious job at the bank. There is a groom - a promising lawyer Igor. Together they are already planning a honeymoon. But suddenly Masha catches him with the other.

About the path of becoming a talented young man. From early childhood, he was interested in painting and dreamed of becoming an artist. But he had to take special courses and get an education to do this. If you want something badly, even the heavens will be kind to you. Luck smiled on the hero. He gets into the best General education institution. The guy now goes there every day, and gets the information that a true art critic should have. Everyone who studies here comes from very wealthy families. The only person who got here from the people is the main character. He is not particularly eager to find friends, and the surrounding guys perceive him as an eyesore. The most well-mannered just ignore the guy. In such an atmosphere, it is difficult to study normally, you need to abstract and try to achieve your goals. Will the guy be able to finish school? Would no one be friends with him?

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

The main character is surgeon Andrey. He went from a young doctor to a professional. It fell to his lot to overcome the monstrous realities of Russian reality: working in the absence of medicines and equipment, when you can only rely on intuition. His life is a daily feat of saving human lives in inhumane conditions. However, he does not consider his life to be a feat: he just does his job.…

Take a look at the world of the most amazing dinosaurs and find out how and where they lived and why they disappeared. Huge, scary, strange-looking creatures. New evidence sheds light on the lives of these mysterious animals. We thought we knew them. What did they really look like? How did they really move? And why were they so huge? This is an amazing story about sex, survival, and body parts transformed beyond recognition.

A mathematician in a secret Soviet research Institute believes that ayahuasca is the key to unlocking all the potential of the quantum universe, but its nightmarish visions also foreshadow his tragic demise.

*Zoo* is a film about what happens when a person takes responsibility for another living being. It is about the people who choose this work—once—and stay forever. About animals that fell victim to inhumane treatment but were saved within the zoo. And about how the world increasingly needs places like this—places where every life is priceless.

Journalist Kristina is filming a documentary about a case of domestic violence in an old high-rise building. But it turns out that these walls hold many secrets, because evil has settled in the house.

How often do we think about ecology, about the environment, about health, about our life and the life of future generations? A new film from the brand "Uncle Vanya" - "Ecology Lesson" - calls to stop and think about what concerns each of us.

With their deadline looming, a small team of construction workers isn't too happy to find an anomaly in the house they're renovating. Especially one that breaks the laws of physics. But maybe there’s something to be gained from this? Like a finder's fee… Or nightmare fuel.

A historical judicial drama based on one of the most famous and resonant cases of the Russian Empire.

The main character is a 12-year-old boy who goes in search of his mother and on this journey he meets a 27-year-old guy who helps him grow up. Remake of the Kyrgyz film

Is life perfect? It happens. When the spouses have strong, stable relations, connected not only by marriage, but also by the joint business that Tatiana received from her father, and her husband Mark manages all the affairs of the late father-in-law construction company. But if you look into the keyhole and take a closer look, the ideal will suddenly seem imperfect, and a hint of hatred will appear in love and decency. What can break a strong family bond? Passion or deceit? Treason or thirst for vengeance? And if high feelings and low human passions mix up, intertwine and drag on with a strong knot, which can be unleashed only by death?

A young girl is involved in an accident with the car of a migrant worker. Nothing serious. The situation could be resolved quite simply. But the police officers who arrive on the scene have their own ideas.

The most popular and beloved songs of Anna, Elsa, Olaf, and other characters from Arendelle, performed by the State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography under the direction of Sergei Skripka.

The arthouse project is based on the famous play of the same name by William Shakespeare. According to the plot, the family sends the main character to a boarding house, where the main actions of the semi-documentary experiment of the eminent director will unfold. The filming, by the way, took place in a real boarding house for the elderly and people with disabilities. The roles were performed by residents of this institution.

The story of the short but brilliant life of Ergasha Khamraeva, actor and playwright of the Soviet cinema who laid the foundations of the new art in Uzbekistan. The film is dedicated to those who fell during the Great Patriotic War.

Lyudochka Salnikova belongs to a rare type of happy women who are absolutely satisfied with how their lives have turned out. Timur's loving husband, caring father — what more could you wish for? One day Mila and her husband go on vacation to the village. A fire breaks out in the house where they are staying, after which the young woman disappears. Relatives, unable to find her, believe that Luda died in the fire… In fact, the heroine managed to survive. After a long ordeal, she arrives in Moscow and ... finds Timur in the arms of his father's young wife. The shocked woman discovers the bitter truth: her husband only pretended to love her, and her death did not upset him at all. The only goal of the faithful is to get Lyudmila's father to receive an inheritance. What remains for a woman who has lost all illusions overnight? Only take revenge on your abusers, restoring violated dignity and justice!

A documentary about the Kerch shooter Vladislav Roslyakov.

Sergey "Pakhom" Pakhomov, an actor, psychic and cultural figure, let's say, of a broad profile, celebrated his 50th anniversary by making a pilgrimage from the beginning to the end of Tverskaya Street and back 50 times.

Mark is at odds with his girlfriend, with the whole world and with himself. Once, a former colleague of Mark comes to the cinema where he works, with whom he has one unpleasant secret from the past.

Successful businessman Anton is a single father. Things take so much time that he had no time to engage in the education of a small Dany. The poor boy is suffering from loneliness. Dad is almost never home, and my mother has long left the family and is not interested in the fate of the child. All abandoned, left to myself baby the entire soul is bound to Mashs, the leading television programs for children "Evening fairy tale".

June 1941. Two young village boys are taken by surprise by the outbreak of war. One of them receives a summons to the draft board, although he is not at all eager to go to the front. Another boy, an ardent Komsomol member goes to the militia voluntarily. Accelerated military courses, broken first love - and a platoon of militia with our friends find themselves on the edge of the impending German armada ... The test by fire will show who is who ...

More than 70 years have passed since the end of world war II, but a peace Treaty has not yet been signed between Russia and Japan. While the diplomats decide, ordinary citizens will hold their peace talks: the Russian, the granddaughter of the head of the pow camp, and the Japanese, the son of a pow who was in this camp. They met in the Khabarovsk territory, where this Stalinist camp was located. On the way, they told each other about how their ancestors were involved in the world war, about where they met the end of this war, about their wives and children… Can they come to an agreement? There's so much that separates them…

To provide food for herself and her younger sister in the siege Leningrad and to avoid getting to an orphanage like homeless children, young Tamara decided to take a job at the post office. However, to get the job, she should first prove herself: deliver five letters to five addresses, despite hunger and cold. Tamara soon realized how important this job was and how each letter could change the recipients life.

A stage adaptation of the 1869 novel ‘The Idiot’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky, performed at the Vasilyevsky Theatre.