In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of more
In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them. close
A thief named Egor, having served a term in prison, goes to the country to meet his pen-friend Lyuba, a kind genial village woman. Egor comes to love more
A thief named Egor, having served a term in prison, goes to the country to meet his pen-friend Lyuba, a kind genial village woman. Egor comes to love Lyuba sincerely. Now he has friends, work and a beloved woman, he decides to break with his criminal past and start a new life. However, his former criminal associates interfere brutally. close
Laughter and Grief by the White Sea is a 1987 Soviet traditionally animated feature film directed by Leonid Nosyrev made at the Soyuzmultfilm studio. more
Laughter and Grief by the White Sea is a 1987 Soviet traditionally animated feature film directed by Leonid Nosyrev made at the Soyuzmultfilm studio. The film is a celebration of the culture of the Russian Pomors who live around the White Sea. close
His proposal of the hand and heart is a former high-ranking official (Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR), and now a high-ranking more
His proposal of the hand and heart is a former high-ranking official (Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR), and now a high-ranking pensioner Konstantin Kozhemyakin. Love Polishchuk ) - an ordinary employee of an elite sanatorium, where an unusual guest rests. She has many problems - and the unsettled life of an adult daughter, and a son-in-law with a fastidious character - and marriage to a man twice her age promises Irina a decent life not only for herself. Once in Moscow and using her husband’s connections, Irina gets the opportunity to study her father’s case. The signatures she sees in the documents lead her to a terrifying discovery. close
The film is based on the early autobiographical stories of Vasily Makarovich Shukshin. A bright, emotionally rich movie about the childhood of a boy from more
The film is based on the early autobiographical stories of Vasily Makarovich Shukshin. A bright, emotionally rich movie about the childhood of a boy from a distant Altai village, about his family — his sister and mother, about work, holidays, joys and troubles of ordinary Russian peasants during the Great Patriotic War... close