Belarus, 1943. A concussed German soldier comes to a farm where women are hiding from the war. Frightened by the enemy, they nearly finish him off. But at the last moment, taking pity on him, they keep him. Will they be able to live in the same house with the enemy?
Screenplay by – Valentin Zaluzhny, Igor Torotko Director of photography – Pavel Skakun Composer – Karina Samtsova Actors: Marina Poddubnaya, Anton Zhukov, Zinaida Zubkova, Yuliana Mikhnevich, Karina Samtsova, Ksenia Chernitskaya, Maxim Zheleznyak, Anatoly Likhodeevsky
Terra
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In 2012, the Bovanenkovsky oil and gas industrial complex came into operation in the very heart of the Yamal Peninsula. Indigenous reindeer herding tribes pass through this industrial zone, as it is the only route to the summer pastures and the Kara Sea. This is the story of people whose fates are closely tied to the lands where they live and to the traditions of their ancestors, but their future and even their present is becoming increasingly fragile and uncertain with the advent of civilization.
Sound engineers — Yulia Reiman, Maria Valuyskaya. Composers – Roman Bezborodov, Misha Mishchenko Producers – Yulia Kushnarenko, Maxim Arbugaev
Dad (Papa)
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Beekeeper Varouj has been saving money for his daughter's studies abroad for a year. On the very day that Varouge is supposed to send her money, it turns out that he has been robbed
The operator is Vardges Manukyan. Sound engineer - Tigran Kuzikyan Produced by Tsovinar Mkrtchyan Actors: Artur Manukyan, Nikolai Tsaturyan, Lala Mnatsakanyan, Anahit Kirakosyan, Narek Palayan, Makar Galstyan, Artur Mkrtchyan
True Stories and Tales
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The film is based on the eponymous cycle of short stories by the writer Fyodor Abramov. The screenplay is based on six stories that seem like fiction, but in reality, they actually happened. By the way, it was this epigraph that Fyodor Abramov himself gave to his miniature stories. Each story is a reflection of Russian life. The characters in Abramov’s cycle leave their villages, discuss drunkenness and the super‑weapon that the Americans are about to invent, wonder why there are so many officials but no one wants to work, and are surprised by the absence of unemployment in the USSR and the poor quality of the service sector. These stories made me want to compare them with today’s world and ask myself: “Isn’t it the same today?” and “What has changed in people’s lives?”
“Songs of the North” is a documentary film about the fate and folklore heritage of the Russian North. Folk traditions here are closely intertwined with the tragic events of the 20th century. Dekulakization, collectivization, collective farms, war, famine, death… and at the same time, an incredible desire to live.
Screenplay by Nadezhda Podbereznykh Director of photography – Mikhail Popov Producer – Nadezhda Podbereznykh
You reap what you sow
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A few years ago, Stas moved to Altai from the Leningrad Region, completely changing his life. He lives in the taiga on a farm called Bura, 25 km from the nearest settlement, Turochak. To get to the farm, you need to cross a rather fast mountain river by boat. In short, he’s gone off the grid. This short film tells how Stas lives, why he decided to change his lifestyle, and about his worldview. An ideologically driven person is always interesting in Mother Russia!
The screenplay is by Alexander Alexandrov. The cinematographer is Alexander Alexandrov.
Amanjol
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A little boy is forced to deal with problems that are far from childish in order to save the life of a lamb he considers his friend.
Screenplay by Anton Buchin Director of photography – Mikhail Khodanovich, Ermek Zharmukhametov Composer – Dastan Kalmaganbet Producer – Berik Sharav Actors: Sayakhat – Rakhman Erbolat, Zhanat – Serikbolsyn Kaiyrzhanov
The Tree
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The North Caucasus, 1994. Hava and Adam live next door to each other; they’ve been friends since childhood, just like their parents. The children communicate with each other through letters that they hide in the hollow of a tree. They love this tree very much and trust it with their secrets. They’re dreamers, fantasizers. Aslan, Adam’s father, a businessman, comes home. Sultan, Hava’s father, and many other neighbors rejoice at his return and congratulate him on his success in business. But, unfortunately, not everyone is happy about it…
Director – Natalya Makarova Production designer – Svetlana Babaytseva Sound engineer – Artur Khairullin Actors: Salikhat Mukhiyeva, Said‑Akhmed Mukhiyev, Mila Fakhurdinova, Mukhaizhir Dolakov, Iman Esimbayeva, Adam Israpilov, Leila Sultygova, Ami Amer
Mommy's Calf
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The life of little boy Vitya is turned upside down when he finds out that the newborn calf will forget its mother tomorrow. He decides to return the calf to its mother at all costs.
Cast: Maxim Ivanov, Savely Kudryashov, Mikhail Porechenkov, Irina Pegova, Andrey Ereshko Producer: Yuri Yarushnikov Director of photography: Yulia Smirnova Production designer: Anna Molyukova‑Perez Idea author: Victoria Runtsova Screenwriters: Marina Voevoda, Victoria Runtsova Executive Producer: Rostislav Musaev Composer: Stanislav Butovsky
The Fighting Fish
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In the village of Rechnoye, there’s nothing but a couple of barely alive tractors, an endless potato field, and a village shop, where one day an aquarium with fish suddenly appears on the counter. The two sons of the simple hard‑working Yura Bespalov, Seryozha and Lyosha, can’t take their eyes off the oddity, but the aquarium is, of course, beyond the family’s means. Yet he has already firmly decided that he will make his children happy at all costs. To do this, he may have to compromise his own honor and sacrifice his relationship with the person who trusted him.
Screenplay by Maria Peters and Sergey Bataev Director of photography – Maxim Kutyansky Composer – Anton Shishkin Producer – Sergey Bataev Actors: Sergey Gorobchenko, Natalia Shchukina, Ilya Dermeev, Ilya Salin, Sergey Moseyko, Vladimir Karpukh, Alina Galiaskarova
Bear Mountain
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The old woman Anush, before her death, instructed her husband not to bury her, but to burn her on Bear Mountain…
Screenwriter and director – Vagenak Balayan Cinematographer – Karen Karapetyan Sound director – Valentina Ovanesyan Producer – Berik Sharav Actors: Ernest – Ernest Mikaelyan Anush – Rosa Mkhitaryan Pop – Artur Papikyan The undertaker – Ashot Begoyan Gohar – Sofa Soghomonyan
Free Fall
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The film is about a family from which 12 adopted, challenging teenagers do not want to leave, some of whom have previously repeatedly run away from foster families or been returned by foster parents to an orphanage.
The screenplay is by Andrey Novikov. Director of photography – Andrey Novikov. Producer – Alexandra Sokol.
Novels of the North
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This film is an attempt to tell the story of people living far beyond the Moscow Ring Road, with limited transport accessibility and living conditions that are unusual for the 21st century. This film is about freedom, about finding happiness in small things, and about sincere love for the region.
An elderly, completely blind man lives in an abandoned village amidst the forests of the Arkhangelsk region. Despite everything, he continues to believe in the best and doesn’t lose heart.
Screenplay by Gleb Kononov Director of photography – Anastasia Safronova Composer – Ivan Kharlamov Producer – Andrey Ivanov
To Leave or not to Leave
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In one of the most beautiful places in the Urals, on the banks of the Rezh River, stands the village of Mironovo. Every year, graduates of the local school leave for the city to study and earn a living, hoping that they will be able to settle there. But in recent years, the mood among the village youth has begun to change.
Screenplay by Nikita Bobrov Director of photography – Anatoly Alekseev, Alexander Mekhonoshin Composer – Nikita Bobrov Producer – Irina Snezhinskaya
