Three friends decide to spend day in the beach but suddenly tragic memories are starting to affect each one of them.
An ordinary working class boy, like all his peers, he played football day and night and dreamed of being a striker. But no matter which team he played for - in the yard, at the factory, or in the army - he was inevitably put in goal.
The film is dedicated to the first steps of mankind on the path of space exploration and direct the fate of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The main motif - the fight for the right to be first: the competition in the first cosmonaut, competition in missile technology, the confrontation of superpowers - the USSR and the USA. In the first group of astronauts were selected from three thousand fighter pilots across the country. In twenty of the legendary got the best of the best. Which of them will fly first, no one knew. In this way, had to contend not only with the pull of the earth ...
After suffering a heart attack, a wealthy elderly Russian man plans to will most of his estate to his estranged daughter. However, his wife has other plans.
Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society, frequently called upon to wield a pistol as a surrogate in duels at dawn. But when Yakovlev meets the naïve young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised by hitherto undetected emotions. What transpires uncovers a series of revelations about his past and his present self.
Katya, a young girl from a good family, a student of philology is awarded a grant to study archives in Paris but instead of heading to Paris she travels to the Arab Emirates to start international modeling career…
The historical drama set during the Second World War centres on three people whose paths cross: a Russian aristocratic emigrant and member of the French resistance, a French collaborator and a high-ranking German SS officer.
The legitimate heir to the throne in exile and the son of a murdered rebel — what do they have in common? Everyone has their own goal: one dreams of taking the throne and restoring his family to its former glory, the other - to take revenge on the murderer of his father, who serves the usurpers. Young men enter into a large-scale struggle for power and honor, in which those who seemed to be friends can betray, and former enemies can turn into allies. In order to achieve the goal, both the prince and the rebel's son will have to risk the most valuable and make the main choice in their lives — to go the preordained way or to oppose fate itself.
Petersburg. A Selfie comprises seven novellas about the beautiful city of St. Petersburg, Russia, shot by female directors. The film tells a story of a real, living and breathing city, rather than a mythical phantasm. Each novella tells its own story about love and loneliness, luck and hope.
This is a fractured tale of Kiwi (Iaroslav Zhalnin), a teen thief with a penchant for driving his motorcycle into traffic, playing video games and turning invisible; Alisa (Vasilisa Petina), a young model whose face is splashed all over city billboards and ads, with whom Kiwi grows fixated; and Alik (Khazizov), a metrosexual writer who roller-skates in his cavernous hard-wood-floored apartment and plucks a drunken Alisa after her fateful encounter with Kiwi. Alik, responding to Alisa’s pleas, eventually confronts the pestering Kiwi; a misunderstanding (did he rape her? did he not?) erupts into violence.
What happens in fairy tales after the wedding of the prince and princess? Figure skater Nadia and hockey player Sasha got married and more than anything else they dream of a child. True, the price they will have to pay for this dream will be unimaginably high. After such upheavals, it seems impossible to count on a happy ending. But if you think so, you do not know anything about real tales...
Five different stories about women - their loved ones, passion, family and what they really want in life.
The life of the ordinary teenager Vania changes when he makes the acquaintance of three strange guys. Sportsmen, hooligans, dreamers – they call themselves “Rag Union” and believe that they can change the world. Enchanted by his new friendship, Vania puts them up at his dacha and tries to become part of their grand organization. But the neighbour girl Sasha has her own plans with this company.
The story of four friends, former fellow soldiers from Afghanistan, who meet on the eve of Victory Day to see off a comrade on his last journey.
Two characters who represent two generations... One is 68 with of plenty Soviet Union background, another 2is 3 and without any targets in his life. They don't know each other and they are both not good at the new Russian reality. Urban high contrast life passes by where rapid wave of advertising, glam and joy are on each corner: 'It's going to be best, man ... Win a million! ... You're the first!' But one human life depends on both heroes and solution is huge amount of money that will unite them in tragic circumstances.
Strange and scary things start to happen after three young people spend a night on abandoned ship.
A young woman and a young man meet in Istanbul. They both lack the money to live in the foreign city and they are both deaf. They connect, spend time together and do what young people always do – party carelessly and seek intimacy. They feel they are in love. But all is not quite as it seems. She’s from Ukraine, he’s from Russia, and there’s a war going on somewhere back home.
Minsk, August 2020. Pasha and Yulia, a young married couple, leave the house at night and find themselves in the midst of peaceful protests. Everyday walk turns into a real hell, in which innocent people are victims of police brutality.
Yekaterinburg of the 90s. A company of young poets, including the most talented — a junior researcher at the Institute of Geophysics Boris Ryzhy, wanders through the cold and dangerous streets of the city from party to party. Ironic and friendly, he can negotiate with local brothers with equal ease, drive to Moscow for the "Anti-Booker" award, fight at the stall and crash into the department.
Three short stories about Faith, Hope and Love. Three time periods of our country through the eyes of one firm. Three stories about people who tried to run their business against the background of changes in Russia.
The unsuccessful young writer lives a hermit far from the city on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. His wife, a former actress, is trying to return to the theater scene, left after the birth of a child. One evening, as she has already done more than once, she leaves her son in the care of her father, who does not pay enough attention to the child. The film takes place during one night, during which the main characters are immersed in their memories ... He dreams of writing a successful book, not noticing how his own life is falling apart.
Law student Oleg, who lives with his mother and stepfather, learns that his father has been released from prison and wants to see him. Having met his dad, Oleg discovers that he is a passionate lover of gambling. So the young man plunges into the world of big poker, underground casinos and research laboratories. Having become part of this shadow reality, Oleg becomes infected with a gaming addiction.
Minsk, August 2020. Pasha and Yulia, a young married couple, leave the house at night and find themselves in the midst of peaceful protests. Everyday walk turns into a real hell, in which innocent people are victims of police brutality.
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An ordinary working class boy, like all his peers, he played football day and night and dreamed of being a striker. But no matter which team he played for - in the yard, at the factory, or in the army - he was inevitably put in goal.
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The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
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A young woman and a young man meet in Istanbul. They both lack the money to live in the foreign city and they are both deaf. They connect, spend time together and do what young people always do – party carelessly and seek intimacy. They feel they are in love. But all is not quite as it seems. She’s from Ukraine, he’s from Russia, and there’s a war going on somewhere back home.
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Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.
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Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.
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Terror strikes the underground train system in Moscow in the form of a flood from a collapsed tunnel. The film follows a diverse group of Moscow citizens who find themselves trapped in the city’s underground rail network, their train derailed and virtually crushed after an aging tunnel collapses. Amongst this band of survivors is softly spoken surgeon Andrey (Sergei Puskepalis), whose wife is having an affair with the conceited businessman Vlad (Anatoly Beliy). Fate brings these two men together on the same doomed train, but there is little time to resolve their differences, as the tunnel begins to quickly fill with water, forcing them to work together with the others and find a way back to the surface.
A story of a legendary battle, where seventeen fearless warriors defend their land against an army of thousands well-trained soldiers. In 13th-century Mongol warrior hordes and their leader, Batu Khan, control most of the known world. As the Mongols move towards Europe they invade the last Russian principality standing in their way. Little do they know, their plans are about to be ruined by a small detachment of heroic strong men led by a mysterious brave warrior. This is a story about courage, endurance and self-sacrifice for the sake of one's country. This is the story of Evpaty the Furious.
Thirteen-year-old nobleman and orphan Vanya Ogarev flees from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod, fleeing assassins sent by his own uncle, who decided to take possession of the boy's inheritance. To protect himself, Vanya hires a random fist fighter named Volchok.
In a fairytale kingdom, in a small hut on a marsh, lives a ginger-haired witch Yaga along with her inventor cat and merry house elves. Yaga is trying to get better at magic, but in order to cast spells like a pro she needs her Book of Spells, stolen many years ago by the evil sorceress Belladonna. One day, an unexpected visit from Princess Sapphire offers Yaga a chance to get even with her sworn enemy. The outcome will prove the true power of genuine magic, and decide who the real villain is.
Katya and Ivan are on the verge of divorce. They agree to participate in an unusual family therapy: a Commentator will live with them for a month - a person who speaks out all their thoughts and feelings.
Four old friends - Kamil, Lesha, Sasha and Slava - all well-to-do professionals in their late 30s embarking on a two days road trip from Moscow to Odessa. They wish to escape the metropolis and the everyday routine of work, family and girlfriends to relax in a nightclub run by Slava's friend and to see the popular band B-2 show.
Crazy? A maniac? Or the devil, clothed in the flesh of a cyber fighter, dreamed of by sixteen-year-old Lisa, who is obsessed with computer games? The cast-iron manhole cover is shifted, and Someone comes out of the infernal depths of the basement… That night, in the walls of the old confectionery factory, the virtual becomes real… That night, the deserted workshops turn into labyrinths of a tough game that Lisa has to play ... games without rules. GAMES WHERE "EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE"…
Olya is a crazy girl who escaped from an orphanage. Maxim is a blind guy, tired of the quirks of a rich father. By chance meeting, the guys decide to drop everything and go to sea. Why not - Maxim's father has money, Olya has a crazy craving for adventure. They are young and want freedom, they only see it in their own way. But this makes the journey only brighter and more fun!
We are all waiting for something. But when you are young and ambitious, when you are full of energy, and at your feet the whole world and you are ready for real adventures. When the only thing that is really important is money, and preferably a lot of money. Nothing will stop you, and no one will stand in your way. Cinema about people - close and not very strange and so understandable, terrible and beautiful at the same time. After all, people are so different when money appears in their hands. And everyone will get what he wants. Sometimes you just have to wait. After all, life is so arranged.
An evening dress, a St. Petersburg attic, summer, alcohol, and a chance encounter with a handsome guy – what else do you need to have a wonderful evening? The main thing is that it shouldn’t be the last one. Margot is only twenty‑three, but she already has a great plan: to come to St. Petersburg and jump off the roof before life itself throws some kind of trouble at her. After all, it’s better to go out young, healthy, and drunk, without waiting for World War III, the depletion of the world’s oil reserves, or a brick falling from the roof at the whim of a treacherous fate. However, fate seems to have something entirely different in store for her. Life, just as Margo feared, is indeed full of surprises, and not all of them are terrible.
Fly-on-the-wall documentary on the day-to-day life of Evgeniy Alyokhin, russian poet and musician, and his girlfrend Oksana.
Colonel Karas lives with his wife, Larisa, a gynaecologist and their son, Andrey in a large house in the city. Apart from his demanding job in the military, the colonel loves to hunt and fish, which takes him away from home for long periods of time. However, it is his love of other women that is the real cause of his absences and his marital problems. With this example to follow, it is no surprise that the children are also proving unlucky in love. Daughter Veronica has fallen in love with the wrong man while son Andrey is following in his father's footsteps and gaining a reputation as a ladies' man. When the colonel is told by his superiors that his family is to be relocated to a small flat, he decides the easiest solution would be to marry Andrey off.
Makulatura [which means both scrap paper and pulp fiction in Russian] is a duo of poets Evgeniy Alyokhin and Konstantin Speransky, who have been performing together since 2003. Blending classic literature references, mind-bending introspection, musings on modern love and an ironic attitude to their act, they create what faithful fans and listeners call “existential rap.” The film follows Makulatura on tour through several Russian cities.
Fifteen-year-old Julia runs away from home and embarks on an amazing journey, during which she meets a variety of bright personalities: a young photographer, an aspiring pickpocket and a talented girl named Chaika. All these meetings give the heroine food for thought, help her sort herself out and understand what is important in life.
How to part with a jealous girl? And if she is also a rare bitch? Maxim does not know, because he "wants everyone to be well." While mother and elder sister are pouring in with useless advice, Maxim comes up with the most absurd excuse for a break, which leads to catastrophic consequences ...
The comedy melodrama in mockumentary format. Maria is seriously ill preparing for death: chooses a coffin, buys a dress, orders a place in the cemetery. Despite his wife has already reconciled to the destiny, Peter is secretly looking for money to pay for expensive treatment abroad.
