In the basement there are three kidnapped girls: a drug addict, a fraudster and a sectarian. Their strange kidnapper is clearly not going to let them out alive. But is she really a kidnapper?
In the basement there are three kidnapped girls: a drug addict, a fraudster and a sectarian. Their strange kidnapper is clearly not going to let them out alive. But is she really a kidnapper?
"Six years ago, I was sitting in my office at Mosfilm and working. My assistant Nastya asked me to answer a call on the city phone: - Listen to these more
"Six years ago, I was sitting in my office at Mosfilm and working. My assistant Nastya asked me to answer a call on the city phone: - Listen to these people, these are the parents of a girl who urgently needs a bone marrow transplant operation. I called Chulpan Khamatova, and her Foundation helped transport Alina to Moscow and put her in a hospital. My wife Sveta then arranged an auction, we collected the money and gave it to Chulpan. After a while, Alina had an operation. Before falling asleep under anesthesia, she said — " If I recover, I will try to become an actress. Alina is now healthy. Before the New year, I shot her with a digital camera in the short film "Sasha" for a charity auction, which was once again held by Svetka. close
A once famous writer’s wife went missing. Their passionate and gentle - love, with time grew into an incurable disease that destroyed everything great more
A once famous writer’s wife went missing. Their passionate and gentle - love, with time grew into an incurable disease that destroyed everything great that ever united them. She couldn’t take it and left him, and he is trying to fight his guilt, break free, let go of his wife and forgive her for disappearing, for betraying, for cheating, of which she confessed right before she left. close
Two gypsy lovers sneak away from camp at night. The man proposes, the woman refuses. He then murders her with a knife. The body is immediately discovered. more
Two gypsy lovers sneak away from camp at night. The man proposes, the woman refuses. He then murders her with a knife. The body is immediately discovered. The distraught man then leaps off a cliff to the rocks below. close
A three-minute long insight into the life of completely unusual people – a group of pacifists forced into hiding in the cellar of a ruinous house to escape more
A three-minute long insight into the life of completely unusual people – a group of pacifists forced into hiding in the cellar of a ruinous house to escape a war tribunal. The difficulties of war are manly endured by the film’s characters. This film, like most of Yufit’s works, shows his love of 1920’s avant garde cinema, which was considered the highest pinnacle in cinematography. The director believes the art of moving pictures was more heartfelt before sound and colour. “The development of technologies is not a particularly positive thing for human existence,” says Yufit. —Arsenals Film Festival close
Mazepa, the Ukrainian governor is in love with his goddaughter Maria. He quickly wins her heart. But her old father treats the wooer harshly… Maria runs more
Mazepa, the Ukrainian governor is in love with his goddaughter Maria. He quickly wins her heart. But her old father treats the wooer harshly… Maria runs away. The furious father won’t submit. This intrigue makes the most of the ingredients of historical drama. Maria is confronted to the arbitrary; the young woman is in a dilemma between her love and her family. The tragic outcome is equal to her destiny. close
The main heroine in the course of the film is recognized in the end in the end that she is three hundred years old. A Looks at that she incredibly young and attractive.
The main heroine in the course of the film is recognized in the end in the end that she is three hundred years old. A Looks at that she incredibly young and attractive. close
During the reign of Russia's Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), Count Orlov writes a letter to the Empress, denouncing Princess Tarakanova as more
During the reign of Russia's Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), Count Orlov writes a letter to the Empress, denouncing Princess Tarakanova as a traitor and a would-be usurper. On the Empress's orders, Tarakanova is led into a trap and arrested. Because the Princess continues to insist that she is the only true heir to the throne, she quickly finds herself in great danger. close
An underground short film from a “necrorealist” Russian filmmaker. The film is about sadomasochism, possessed by the idea of death and self-destruction. more
An underground short film from a “necrorealist” Russian filmmaker. The film is about sadomasochism, possessed by the idea of death and self-destruction. Evocative of the silent films from the beginning of the 20th century. -https://mubi.com/films/will close
In a small apartment, in the company of countless war trophies and grammar, spends the evening for a bottle of whiskey, the owner of a cool temper and more
In a small apartment, in the company of countless war trophies and grammar, spends the evening for a bottle of whiskey, the owner of a cool temper and a wild surname: Bogdan Nikolaevich Gamnoedov—a serious man and, judging by everything, painfully perceiving ridicule of his surname. It brightens up the loneliness of an unexpected night guest: Ilya, who suddenly appeared on the threshold of one coward, seeking salvation, an hapless hero-lover who got into a very delicate situation. close
Course work of the student of the directorial department Ivan Okhlobystin.
Training film studio VGIK. Since early childhood, I have played different games. more
Course work of the student of the directorial department Ivan Okhlobystin.
Training film studio VGIK.
Since early childhood, I have played different games. And the older I get, the more dangerous it is for me to lose, and the scarier it is for others to win. Jesus! Leave me one game to hide and seek. That's the only thing I'm willing to play my whole life. close
Tired of looking for housing, a couple rents a one-room apartment near a construction site. But this is a trifle, in comparison with what they have to find in this apartment.
Tired of looking for housing, a couple rents a one-room apartment near a construction site. But this is a trifle, in comparison with what they have to find in this apartment. close
One of the most ambitious projects of the Soviet era was the Kola superdeep well with a depth of 12,262 meters. This record remains unsurpassed to this more
One of the most ambitious projects of the Soviet era was the Kola superdeep well with a depth of 12,262 meters. This record remains unsurpassed to this day. The authors of the report will tell about the history and goals of this bold scientific experiment, talk with its direct participants, explain the results in a popular form. Viewers will be able to see the current state of the drill. Drilling began in 1970, and until the mid-80s the work was completely classified. In 1992, drilling was stopped due to lack of funding - the well was never brought to a planned depth of 15 kilometers. But even with the existing depth, unique scientific data were obtained. In addition, it is with the Kola super-deep well associated with the legend about the allegedly recorded at a great depth of the sounds of terrible human cries, which caused the most incredible assumptions in the press. close
What are ordinary people ready to do if they are forced to inflict suffering on others, and the person who is an unconditional authority disposes of this more
What are ordinary people ready to do if they are forced to inflict suffering on others, and the person who is an unconditional authority disposes of this account? To find out, psychologist Stanley Milgram once conducted a series of experiments. They confirmed that the need to obey the leader deeply penetrated into the consciousness: a person is ready to obey the order, despite internal protest.
In film Take a hit» in underground«experiment Milgram» participates Dmitry — soft and kind son of an overbearing father. He did not justify the hopes of the parent, but became the only one who can save the family from poverty by stepping on the throat of his nature. ..
A lonely old man lives in the old Moscow courtyard, his gray life is transformed when he finds a helpless little daw that has fallen out of the nest in more
A lonely old man lives in the old Moscow courtyard, his gray life is transformed when he finds a helpless little daw that has fallen out of the nest in the courtyard. But the old man himself turns out to be just as defenseless in the face of the thoughtless cruelty of the company of neighboring boys. Is there among them at least one with a pure and kind heart who will come to the aid of the old man and his pet? close
2020. A few days before the start of the "Self-isolation regime (CoVID-19 coronavirus pandemic)". On the outskirts of Moscow, Dima is forced to find herself more
2020. A few days before the start of the "Self-isolation regime (CoVID-19 coronavirus pandemic)". On the outskirts of Moscow, Dima is forced to find herself alone. He decided on a psychological experiment. What is the Circle of Death and can it be broken? close
Three stories of immigrants trying to start new lives in Poland: an Afghan traumatised by the war, a Ukrainian lost in her own body, and a Belarusian more
Three stories of immigrants trying to start new lives in Poland: an Afghan traumatised by the war, a Ukrainian lost in her own body, and a Belarusian running away from painful love. The Afghan, Azzam, works as a translator for the Polish army. In his homeland he is treated like a traitor. Having been evacuated to Poland, he is unable to shake off the war experiences. The Ukrainian, Wiera, escapes to Poland to undergo sex reassignment surgery in secret from her family. An unexpected visit from her father and little son will make her face the question of her own identity once more. Żanna, the Belarusian, leaves her husband, a dissident, and lives together with her daughter at her sister’s in Warsaw. She wants to move out as soon as possible and make a normal home. Things get complicated when her husband gets arrested again. close
The old man outlived everyone. His friends, wife, children. But he wasn't lonely. An old fridge buzzed hoarsely in the corridor, and - substituted for more
The old man outlived everyone. His friends, wife, children. But he wasn't lonely. An old fridge buzzed hoarsely in the corridor, and - substituted for friends and family. Every evening he lay down to die. Waking up the next morning he shambled to the fridge. Every day he would sit down opposite the fridge and write: "8.00 - turned on; 9.15 - turned off; 9.47 - turned on...". That day started as usual. The old man woke up alive and headed to the porch. The fridge was in particular nasty. The old man got angry and switched on TV - for the first time in years. It changed his life forever. close
In 1907, the Russian authorities learn that a revolutionary known as 'Granddad' is living in hiding with his brother. The revolutionary is soon arrested more
In 1907, the Russian authorities learn that a revolutionary known as 'Granddad' is living in hiding with his brother. The revolutionary is soon arrested and sent to Siberia. After ten years of struggling to survive in harsh conditions, he is finally released when the Tsarist government is overthrown in February 1917. He is welcomed home as a hero, but he soon finds that even his own son has different views than he does about the future of Russia. close
