Fourteen-year-old Rustam lives with his mother in a village; his father was killed by the Russian mafia. After his father's death, Rustam tries to provide more
Fourteen-year-old Rustam lives with his mother in a village; his father was killed by the Russian mafia. After his father's death, Rustam tries to provide for himself and his mother without resorting to illegal money-making schemes. But his dream is to join a music band. The title of the film refers to an Azerbaijani fairy tale about saving a princess from a house with 40 doors; no one has succeeded in opening the last door, and thus its secret remains hidden. The villagers have named their village the 40th door as well. close
Every evening a deep-rooted cynic Andrey wears a smoking and shouts "Bravo!" at the theater performances. He gets paid for getting audience emotional. more
Every evening a deep-rooted cynic Andrey wears a smoking and shouts "Bravo!" at the theater performances. He gets paid for getting audience emotional. Andrey is absolutely sure that all people lie until he meets the sincerest girl among the audience. close
A 12-year-old boy from the isolated steppes in Kazakhstan has first encounter with the outside world when he is sent to a children's clinic with a treatable more
A 12-year-old boy from the isolated steppes in Kazakhstan has first encounter with the outside world when he is sent to a children's clinic with a treatable heart condition. It is here that he gets his first taste of the pain and pleasure of love when he falls for a kindly young nurse. His crush becomes a bit of an obsession, he spies on her frequently and experiences his first moments of sexual awakening. Also at the institution everyone speaks Russian and soon Jasulan will face exclusion in his own country. close
At a bus stop, provincial taxi driver Yura meets young beauty Svieta, and is hired to drive both her and her mother to Pryputni - a small Ukrainian village more
At a bus stop, provincial taxi driver Yura meets young beauty Svieta, and is hired to drive both her and her mother to Pryputni - a small Ukrainian village in the middle of nowhere. Seduced by a promised payment and Svieta's short skirt, Yura doesn't have a clue, that his visit to Pryputni is going to last a little longer than he expects. close
Spurred by his own postmodern musings and the growing inequality, corruption, and kill-or-be-killed ethic of post-Soviet Kazakhstan, a solitary philosophy more
Spurred by his own postmodern musings and the growing inequality, corruption, and kill-or-be-killed ethic of post-Soviet Kazakhstan, a solitary philosophy student steers his directionless life toward the commission of a violent crime, which leads to growing guilt. close
An unrepentant prodigal son straight out of a Russian jail returns to his hometown, Asht, to help his mother die with dignity. But his debts in his hometown more
An unrepentant prodigal son straight out of a Russian jail returns to his hometown, Asht, to help his mother die with dignity. But his debts in his hometown are many and long overdue, the townspeople are tough as nails, and he soon gets more than he expected from the quiet village. In this dark comedy, his third feature, writer-director Jamshed Usmonov cast the population of Asht as its own persuasive self and his own mother and brother as the fractured yet formidable domestic couple. close
This fairy tale tells about famous Ukrainian warriors Cossacks, about Paradise and hell, Christmas and evil forces. The Devil makes an agreement with more
This fairy tale tells about famous Ukrainian warriors Cossacks, about Paradise and hell, Christmas and evil forces. The Devil makes an agreement with St. Peter. If he can capture the best Cossack warrior and hold him until Christmas night, he will be able to wipe all the Cossacks off the map. The script for the movie is based on Sashko Lirnyk's story "About an old Cossack, a Christmas devil, four horns and a Cossacks". close
The film centers on Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy, who is captured by the Russian military forces in the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine, and while in captivity, more
The film centers on Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy, who is captured by the Russian military forces in the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine, and while in captivity, he is exposed to horrifying scenes of humiliation, violence and indifference toward human life. After his release, he returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment and tries to find a purpose in life by rebuilding his relationship with his daughter and ex-wife. He learns how to be a human being again, how to be a father and help his daughter, who needs his love and support. close
Sailor Marat carries a great burden. His whole village condemns him since his wife and many fishermen were washed off his boat in a mysterious sea storm. more
Sailor Marat carries a great burden. His whole village condemns him since his wife and many fishermen were washed off his boat in a mysterious sea storm. Ever since then the sea has vanished. One day, Marat returns to his village, obsessed by the idea of making the sea return and so the dead. He begins rebuilding his shipwreck in the middle of the desert, dragging it towards the endless horizon. Only his last close friend Balthasar, and Tamara, the sister of Marat's deceased wife, believe in him. Tamara, deeply in love with Marat, who repulses her, knows from a fortune teller that maybe not her dream but his might come true. One morning Marat wakes up by the sound of water - the sea has returned, ready to take what belongs to her... close
The plot revolves around the fascinating and dangerous adventures of four friends who stole 10 million euros from the Chinese Triad. The main character more
The plot revolves around the fascinating and dangerous adventures of four friends who stole 10 million euros from the Chinese Triad. The main character of the film works in one of the Kazakh banks and is a classic representative of the "office plankton". He dreams of more and suddenly his dreams lead to the fact that he and his friends fall into the hands of corrupt police officers with suspicion of an attempted bank robbery close
A film about the love of an underground boxer and an aspiring singer. After a chance meeting on the street, their lives cease to be the same. But on the more
A film about the love of an underground boxer and an aspiring singer. After a chance meeting on the street, their lives cease to be the same. But on the way to their happiness is the domineering mother of Sarah, who has her own plans for the future of her daughter. close
Tony Hawks needs to beat the odds and the entire Moldovan national football team...at tennis. Adapted from the best-selling book of the same name, Playing more
Tony Hawks needs to beat the odds and the entire Moldovan national football team...at tennis. Adapted from the best-selling book of the same name, Playing the Moldovans at Tennis is the true story of an Englishman's lesson that real victory is found in the most unexpected places. close
The plot of the film is based on the work of the Kazakh search team in the Sinyavinsky swamps of the Leningrad region, where during the Blockade, divisions more
The plot of the film is based on the work of the Kazakh search team in the Sinyavinsky swamps of the Leningrad region, where during the Blockade, divisions formed in the Kazakh SSR fought. However, neither chronology nor geography matter: 75 years after the end of the Great Patriotic War, it still continues. To this day, people from far away Kazakhstan come to fight for a city that should not have existed for a long time.
Three months before elections the president of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenka claimed: "You have no other choice, you will vote for me!" more
Three months before elections the president of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenka claimed: "You have no other choice, you will vote for me!" We were trying to figure out how did it happen that 83% of the population voted for Lukashenka? The film tracks the opposition struggle during few post-election days. The movie shows the falsehood of the official propaganda and the ambiguous, sometimes polar, attitude of simple people. Assembling together all the debris of the opinions, comparing different historical events, jeering at dictator's arrogance and manners, admiring courage and dedication of the young generation, the feature approaches the understanding of what is really going on in the middle of Europe. And one more thing -the director's sarcastic comment throughout the film does not make you bored! close
The mosaic of Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land has been shaped during two thousand years. The pilgrims have brought along their stories and left more
The mosaic of Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land has been shaped during two thousand years. The pilgrims have brought along their stories and left their sacred memories here. The film authors are trying to read the essential pages of those stories and reveal some precious aspects of self-identity. They follow the footprints of Armenian pilgrims between two focal points of human history- from the summit of Mount Ararat to Zion, from A to Z. close
The film tells the story of a street thug Atbai, who decides to take part in MMA tournament, where the winners are already decided. But Atbai is going more
The film tells the story of a street thug Atbai, who decides to take part in MMA tournament, where the winners are already decided. But Atbai is going to win, because for him this victory is a chance to start a new life: to return to big sports and to get his beloved woman back. close
Just like its first part, The Line 2. 25 Years Later, is a story about ourselves, marking our achievements and failures, happiness and grief, our beloved more
Just like its first part, The Line 2. 25 Years Later, is a story about ourselves, marking our achievements and failures, happiness and grief, our beloved ones and enemies, love, dreams and our war - Through the destinies of the central characters of the previous film, The Line 2 shows the long path we passed in the past 25 years. close
Bibigul didn't know how to do anything, but she wanted to get married. Bragging to the khan almost cost her her head, and only chance and the girl's fighting temper save her.
Bibigul didn't know how to do anything, but she wanted to get married. Bragging to the khan almost cost her her head, and only chance and the girl's fighting temper save her. close
Memories, eyewitness accounts of the Holodomor of 1933, residents of Ukraine and British journalist Gareth Jones, who also witnessed these events and wrote about them.
Memories, eyewitness accounts of the Holodomor of 1933, residents of Ukraine and British journalist Gareth Jones, who also witnessed these events and wrote about them. close
An elderly security guard and a young businessman find themselves locked in an elevator for three days. During this time, everyone will try to prove the correctness of their life principles.
An elderly security guard and a young businessman find themselves locked in an elevator for three days. During this time, everyone will try to prove the correctness of their life principles. close
What should I do if life has failed? What should I do if my daughter's happiness depends on the future visit of the groom — the heir of the Spanish grandee? more
What should I do if life has failed? What should I do if my daughter's happiness depends on the future visit of the groom — the heir of the Spanish grandee? What should I do if the groom's father is obsessed with titles and wealth? The only way out is to turn into a rich lady for the day. Street vendor Ani, with the help of her many friends and acquaintances, cannot help but cope with this task. A brothel owner and a young conman, a judge and the mayor of New York himself are involved in an incredible cycle of events. They play out a whole performance in front of the groom and his father against the backdrop of skyscrapers, cars with horns, women's lace umbrellas and incendiary jazz melodies, and in this gala performance Anya plays the role of a real socialite… close
The main character is the wife of an astronaut. Despite the fact that she is on the Earth, and her husband is in orbit, the couple decide to go on a date more
The main character is the wife of an astronaut. Despite the fact that she is on the Earth, and her husband is in orbit, the couple decide to go on a date in Georgia. The heroine walks through the old city of Tbilisi and the Kazbegi mountains, dines at a local restaurant and tells her beloved by phone about all her impressions. In order for the husband to better understand where she is, the girl calls him the latitude and longitude of her location on the Earth. close
This gorgeous movie—artfully composed in a muted sandy palette with exquisite attention to visual detail—takes place on the shores of the Black Sea in more
This gorgeous movie—artfully composed in a muted sandy palette with exquisite attention to visual detail—takes place on the shores of the Black Sea in Crimea, where a group of neighbors seek tranquility and fulfillment fishing and striving to live lives of meaning, outside the bustle and cynicism of city life. This is a film about universal themes of human interaction and love and explores the full range of human desires and relationships. Such Beautiful People is a gentle story of gentle people striving to make their lives better, to find true happiness, and to better understand one another. (via cinema.indiana.edu) close
A young filmmaker named Dato has no money to make a movie, so he hangs out drinking and brooding all day in the capital of the former Soviet republic, more
A young filmmaker named Dato has no money to make a movie, so he hangs out drinking and brooding all day in the capital of the former Soviet republic, Georgia. He is also writing a screenplay. Excerpts from his script, shot in black-and-white, are cut into his story. All the stories, including the framing story about Dato and his friends, are interwoven so that they become one long narrative about contemporary life in Georgia. close
In the ranks of the investigating authorities was calculated "mole". All information about the progress of the investigation, testimony and operational more
In the ranks of the investigating authorities was calculated "mole". All information about the progress of the investigation, testimony and operational measures through it came to the criminals. But the enemy is not neutralized, the game continues. The traitor decided to go all-in and tried to eliminate not only the “talking” witness, but also Uvarov. They managed to stop him, and Tatyana and Aleksey, united by danger, could not resist the sensual impulse and went beyond the framework of the charter relations. close
