Pale, thin, cold-sweating Pik (Khugaev) teaches literature at the local university to students so indifferent they play cards and take phone calls while more
Pale, thin, cold-sweating Pik (Khugaev) teaches literature at the local university to students so indifferent they play cards and take phone calls while he lectures. "The hell with you,” he says, walking out mid-class. It’s unclear just why Pik seems so sickly, though by midpoint we realize he’s a heroin addict in withdrawal. Broke, alienated, shunned by his dealer, he searches for a fix or any other salvation, sharing his bleak thoughts in voiceover. Attractive lensing and spare piano/ambient sound score abet the feature’s melancholy, meditative aura. close
2008 year. Old friends Kostya and Zavgar come up with not quite legal schemes of earnings. Money comes easy and just as easy to leave. It seems that this more
2008 year. Old friends Kostya and Zavgar come up with not quite legal schemes of earnings. Money comes easy and just as easy to leave. It seems that this success will be eternal. But each has its own trap, especially if you want even more money. Kostya starts a big game, which can cost him and Zavgar freedom, friendship and even life itself. close
One family, one band. They seemed to be happy. A movie that investigates why these seemingly optimistic musicians suddenly saw no hope to continue living more
One family, one band. They seemed to be happy. A movie that investigates why these seemingly optimistic musicians suddenly saw no hope to continue living in USSR and tried to escape it by hijacking a plane. close
A mystical drama based on a story by V. Korotkevich. The film is set in out-of-the-way Belarusian woodlands at the end of the 19th century. A young ethnographer, more
A mystical drama based on a story by V. Korotkevich. The film is set in out-of-the-way Belarusian woodlands at the end of the 19th century. A young ethnographer, Andrej Bielarecki, comes here to research local folk legends… close
A new top-secret vaccine has been produced in the Russian laboratory, which helps to treat several strains of so-called combat viruses at once. But one more
A new top-secret vaccine has been produced in the Russian laboratory, which helps to treat several strains of so-called combat viruses at once. But one of the employees of the laboratory turned out to be a traitor and is trying to sell the formula to neighboring countries. This is learned by Vlad Artemyev, an employee of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. He begins the search for a traitor, trying to get ahead of the spy groups of other countries. close
Parents of thirteen years old Lena just got divorced. Lena wants to prove that they live nicely even with her mother alone and that she is independent. more
Parents of thirteen years old Lena just got divorced. Lena wants to prove that they live nicely even with her mother alone and that she is independent. The girl goes to work at post office utilizing there her resourcefulness and charm. At work everyone talks about a serial killer who keeps the entire region in terror. One night a stranger defends Lena from some hooligans and as Lena thinks, he continues assisting her incognito. The girl is ready to believe and convince others that her protector is that horrible maniac. At first, these relationships with her odd admirer seem as a gamble for Lena, but then she gets convinced that this game became deadly dangerous... close
The hero of the film, the investigator of the UK, appears to the viewer as a cynical, calm person, ready to do anything to achieve his goals. But a series more
The hero of the film, the investigator of the UK, appears to the viewer as a cynical, calm person, ready to do anything to achieve his goals. But a series of events forces him to take a fresh look at himself. The hero is faced with a difficult choice, where on the one hand – a career and prosperity, and on the other – an act by which he can lose everything, even his life.… And here comes that very day - One real day that gives the hero the opportunity for moral rebirth and spiritual takeoff! close
The year 1829. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs more
The year 1829. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs just to burn them all. He is suffering from violent epileptic seizures and struggles to keep on working. Investigator Yakov Guro accidentally witnesses one such fit and realizes that Gogol's visions contain clues that could help solve actual crimes. Together, Gogol and Guro take on a particularly weird and baffling case that brings them to a small village of Dikanka, where everyone has a huge secret to hide. close
Sasha, a singer at a musical theatre, persuades his friend Kulik to take him to a remote sacred place for fishing. Soon they find out that wood spirits more
Sasha, a singer at a musical theatre, persuades his friend Kulik to take him to a remote sacred place for fishing. Soon they find out that wood spirits live here. Kulik warns Sasha to ask them of nothing and not to fool the evil spirit, but he breaks the taboo — and now the spirits demand blood payment. Kulik faces a difficult choice: to leave Sasha in the forest and escape, or pull him out and pay with his life. close
The famous illusionists, the Romanov brothers, present to the public their grandiose show, after which they are going to end their joint performances more
The famous illusionists, the Romanov brothers, present to the public their grandiose show, after which they are going to end their joint performances because of the accumulated mutual claims. In the first issue, with the disappearance of the assistant from the aquarium filled with water, something goes wrong - it does not appear in the right place. Immediately in the stage headphones of the brothers, the voice of an unknown person says that the girl is with him. He also changed the way complex mechanisms work for tricks. And now they pose a threat to the lives of the brothers. But if the show does not continue, the “voice” will kill the assistant ... The beloved girl of one of the brothers. close
A Russian emigrant in Scandinavia sends her son to school, but he does not return. In search of a child, she finds herself in a dead end: according to more
A Russian emigrant in Scandinavia sends her son to school, but he does not return. In search of a child, she finds herself in a dead end: according to the laws of the "new" juvenile justice, her son is the property of the state. close
Gleb is 35 years old and an example of a successful man: he has a beautiful wife, his own business, and a new country house to dream about. But as he more
Gleb is 35 years old and an example of a successful man: he has a beautiful wife, his own business, and a new country house to dream about. But as he doesn’t find the courage to sort things out like a man with his drunken neighbor who hit his wife, his perfect life changes drastically. close
Fairy-tale thriller, from the 'parallel cinema'. Real characters from Russian folklore come to life in the half-fantastic, half-idiotic atmosphere of a provincial town.
Fairy-tale thriller, from the 'parallel cinema'. Real characters from Russian folklore come to life in the half-fantastic, half-idiotic atmosphere of a provincial town. close
The police get a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel everything seems to be alright. Suddenly, an avalanche cuts more
The police get a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel everything seems to be alright. Suddenly, an avalanche cuts them off from the rest of the world and strange things start happening. close
“Resort fog” is a film about a detective investigation that unfolded in a sleepy resort town. The oligarch Vladimir Grey was killed here. Alexander Rapoport more
“Resort fog” is a film about a detective investigation that unfolded in a sleepy resort town. The oligarch Vladimir Grey was killed here. Alexander Rapoport ), and the local police are trying to understand all the oddities surrounding the crime.
During the investigation, it turns out that people from the close circle of the deceased may be involved in the case. As the circumstances of the case are clarified, new victims appear – those who were somehow involved in it die.
Alexandra Orlova Eldar Lebedev ).
As more facts are revealed and the fog over this case begins to dissipate, it becomes clear that the reasons for the murder lead to the distant youth of the future businessman. close
Robbers break into the country house of Inga, vice president of a successful Moscow bank. Taking a babysitter and a child hostage, they demand to transfer more
Robbers break into the country house of Inga, vice president of a successful Moscow bank. Taking a babysitter and a child hostage, they demand to transfer 20 million euros to an account in Europe. Criminals are given 48 hours to arrange a transfer. Withdrawal of such a sum from the bank threatens serious problems for the financial institution, but Inga is ready to put an end to his career for the sake of his own person. Fortunately, at the time of the attack, Inga’s ex-husband was in the house, who stopped to visit his daughter. The recent spouses have a difficult relationship, but for the sake of the family Sergey is ready for anything. close
Provincial story, beautifully played out in the spirit of the sinister detective. Dina, the student of Pedagogical Institute, comes to the practice to more
Provincial story, beautifully played out in the spirit of the sinister detective. Dina, the student of Pedagogical Institute, comes to the practice to the little town paralyzed with fear. A series of mysterious murders seemingly dissimilar girls forcing residents to think that it is a work of a maniac. close
Million-dollar blogger Egor in pursuit of content goes to shoot a test drive of a car in the Caucasus Mountains. Everything gets out of control at the more
Million-dollar blogger Egor in pursuit of content goes to shoot a test drive of a car in the Caucasus Mountains. Everything gets out of control at the moment when an employee of the car company Alexander, helping Egor, accidentally steps on a mine, and Egor decides to jump on this. Now, when one fights for his own life, and the second for millions of views — each for himself. Together they will have to make a common decision. close
"Makarov" both a popular Russian name, and also slang for the word "gun," serves as a metaphor for the brutal reality of life in a post-totalitarian society. more
"Makarov" both a popular Russian name, and also slang for the word "gun," serves as a metaphor for the brutal reality of life in a post-totalitarian society. The story's protagonist, Makarov, embodies this struggle as he becomes more mechanical and less spiritual upon acquiring a gun. close
On August 24, 1981, the newlyweds Larisa and Vladimir Savitsky stepped on board the plane following the flight Komsomolsk-on-Amur - Blagoveshchensk. 30 more
On August 24, 1981, the newlyweds Larisa and Vladimir Savitsky stepped on board the plane following the flight Komsomolsk-on-Amur - Blagoveshchensk. 30 minutes before landing, the civilian aircraft AN-24 collided with another aircraft and broke into pieces at an altitude of more than 5 kilometers above the ground. No one was supposed to survive ... but a miracle happened. Larisa Savitskaya woke up in the middle of the wreckage of the plane in the impenetrable taiga. Now she herself had to create a real miracle, which only a strong-minded person is capable of. close
A group of hunters enters a ghost town in Central Asia with a mission to kill packs of abandoned, and now wild cannibal dogs. But tables turn and there more
A group of hunters enters a ghost town in Central Asia with a mission to kill packs of abandoned, and now wild cannibal dogs. But tables turn and there seems to be no way for the hunters to survive the horrific battle. close
Ilya Goryunov has spent seven years in prison on false charges of drug trafficking. When Ilya is free he realizes that the old life that he yearned for more
Ilya Goryunov has spent seven years in prison on false charges of drug trafficking. When Ilya is free he realizes that the old life that he yearned for is no more. Although he did not intend to take revenge on the man who sent him to prison, now there is no other way out. close
The film tells about a tragedy that happened in one of the villages of our Russia. By chance, a police officer Afanasy becomes a suspect in a serious more
The film tells about a tragedy that happened in one of the villages of our Russia. By chance, a police officer Afanasy becomes a suspect in a serious crime. Locals are ready for a lynch trial. Investigator Serditov faces a difficult task. On the one hand, he understands that such a crime should not go unpunished, but on the other, he understands that his job is to find out all the details of the incident. close
The young Soviet biologist is forced to contend with ... agents of imperialist intelligence. But, as befits a Soviet citizen, he steadfastly fights against more
The young Soviet biologist is forced to contend with ... agents of imperialist intelligence. But, as befits a Soviet citizen, he steadfastly fights against the machinations of the enemy and emerges victorious. close
The film is based on real events that took place in Samara in 1956 and known as the "Standing Zoe." During the holiday girl, without waiting her betrothed, more
The film is based on real events that took place in Samara in 1956 and known as the "Standing Zoe." During the holiday girl, without waiting her betrothed, removes the icon from the wall and Nicholas begins to dance with her, but suddenly freezes in place. This state continues for many months. Residents of the provincial town are frightened by this extraordinary event, which is cluttered with rumors and speculation. To try to understand the situation, there goes metropolitan newspaper journalist ... close
The protagonist Vlad is a man of about forty; he lives and works as watchman in an old sanatorium that is due to be demolished. He obviously needs this more
The protagonist Vlad is a man of about forty; he lives and works as watchman in an old sanatorium that is due to be demolished. He obviously needs this work to live the life of a hermit. One night a married couple appears at the sanatorium: Vera and Stas. They are on the run. They are pursued by former friends and business partners of Stas. Vlad decides to help them, because he too is hiding from the past. Each character is threatened with the inevitable payment for wrong choices in the past, but helping each other, they try to expiate these faults. close
