The country, which has lived for seventy years behind barbed wire, has its own legends and heroes, whose main heroic deed was breaking the law. One of the heroes of the film - Oleg Zhuravlev - was imprisoned at 16 and at 17 with the sincerity inherent in youth.
Early 1933. In a small German town, a worker, Hans Lemke, was killed after learning about a secret military production at a local perfume factory. His more
Early 1933. In a small German town, a worker, Hans Lemke, was killed after learning about a secret military production at a local perfume factory. His brother, Fritz, who dreamed of a football career, abandons his plans in order to bring Hans’ killers to light. From one of the local rascals named Otto Fritz and friends manage to learn that the SA militants are going to set fire to the factory to hide the traces of the crime. But it turns out to be a provocation. Now Fritz himself becomes a suspect in this crime. The trial of the burning of a perfumery factory begins in parallel with the arson of the Reichstag. The example of the indomitable fighter against fascism Georgy Dimitrov becomes a role model for Fritz Lemke. close
The newlyweds return to Moscow after a wonderful sea cruise on the Black Sea. It seems that they will have a happy life ahead, their beloved job, but more
The newlyweds return to Moscow after a wonderful sea cruise on the Black Sea. It seems that they will have a happy life ahead, their beloved job, but chance rudely cuts off all dreams: Viktor doesn't have time to slow down and knocks down an elderly woman with his Zhiguli. His desire to evade responsibility is replaced by repentance and a decision to accept the burden of guilt upon himself. close
Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish; he misses Communism. He drives a taxi and one night meets Alexi, a new Russian, a musician, more
Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish; he misses Communism. He drives a taxi and one night meets Alexi, a new Russian, a musician, an alcoholic, irresponsible. Alexi stiffs Ivan for the fare, so Ivan tracks him down and a love-hate relationship ensues. When Alexi lets the bath water run over in Ivan's flat and Ivan must pay 500 rubles for repairs, he tries to force Alexi into day labor to repay him. It's hopeless. Then, suddenly, Alexi is discovered, goes on a jazz tour of America, becomes a celebrity, and returns in triumph. Ivan longs to renew the friendship, and it looks as if he may get what he wants. close
Stuck in a mining town near Vladivostok in 1947 amongst Soviet exiles and Japanese POWs (Japanese prisoners remained in Siberia for years after the war more
Stuck in a mining town near Vladivostok in 1947 amongst Soviet exiles and Japanese POWs (Japanese prisoners remained in Siberia for years after the war had ended), the kids have to come up with something to keep them busy. Two friends, Valerka and Galia, play some peculiar, very dangerous games of their own amid the man-made wasteland of Suchan. close