USSR

A story about a family torn apart by a worker’s strike. At first, the mother wants to protect her family from the troublemakers, but eventually she realizes that her son is right and the workers should strike.Read More »

Based on the novel by Alexander Neverov.

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The Volga region, 1921. The civil war has recently broken out, but another disaster has come to replace it – a great drought which dries the land of the Volga region. The crop failure gives birth to a mass famine. In order to somehow help his mother and younger brothers, the peasant boy Misha Dodonov, along with his friend, Sergei, goes to Tashkent to find work.Read More »

“The poor parish went to the priest Pankrat. This caused him constant grief. And Pankrat decides on a trick: he buys an old icon at the bazaar and buries it in the ground, and then spreads rumors about the prophetic dream of Domna’s aunt. In the presence of parishioners, the icon is removed from the ground. The icon is credited with healing properties. As a result, the influx of believers is sharply increasing at the expense of neighboring parishes. The income of Pankrat’s father is also growing. Concerned about this, a priest from a nearby church filed a complaint with his superiors. Having learned about the “miraculous” icon, the authorities take it for themselves.
The film has not been completely preserved.”
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In 16th century Lithuania, where the plague is raging, a fanatical Jesuit comes to eradicate paganism. The fanatic begins his activity, entering into a struggle with everything that he considers a pagan deviation from the true faith. Especially he is alarmed by Pima, the daughter of a local priest who does not intend to hide her adherence to pagan rituals. But the fight takes a completely unexpected shade: the hero realizes that he is obsessed with passion and can not resist the temptation …
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Starring the remarkable Oleg Borisov, as well as his brother Lev (their only film together), this psychological drama follows an apple tree gardener deeply committed to his work. His life revolves around simple and solitary tasks. But through his relations with other people the movie poses deeper questions about human connection, purpose, and the passage of time.Read More »

“This is a beautiful musical movie. Here is a successful combination of Azerbaijani modern and folklore music. Azerbaijani composer Polad Byul-Byul-ogly plays and sings his own songs in this movie.

Although you will see highway robbers, a lots of gunfire scene, this is a movie about the kindness. Even the inveterate robber can’t kill a singer after he listen to his song. If you’re out of humor watch this movie.” (IMDB)Read More »

Winter is ending, and Father Frost is going to the north. What to do with daughter Snow Maiden? Her icy heart never knew neither simple human joys, nor love, but once she heard Lel’s songs and wanted to stay in the Berendey Kingdom. And ask her mother – the beautiful Spring – to melt her heart.Read More »

Volodya, who lives with his mother in the apartment on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, gets pre-revolutionary book on magic rituals of Africa. Reading it, Vladimir realizes that he became an owner the supernatural gift – he can kill people by his own will.Read More »

As the Bolsheviks attempt to establish their authority among the Muslim peoples of Central Asia., rebel bands, known as basmachis, carry out deadly raids on peaceful villages. When most of the locals—even members of his militia—join forces with Khairulla, the charasmatic basmachi leader, Maxumov, the area’s communist leader, decides to give himself up—hoping that once in custody he might be able to convince the people that Khairulla just seeks to exploit them. More nuanced and psychologically richer than your typical “eastern” action film, The Seventh Bullet avoids cultural clichés and stereotypes, giving each character the chance to offer their views and the reasons for them. The screenplay was co-written by Andrei Konchalovsky.Read More »