Juris Laucinsh
2021Siberia, Monamour
Vyacheslav Ross
Pyotr Zaychenko, Mikhail Protsko
Siberia. Late autumn. In taiga, in the deserted village there lives an old man Ivan & his seven-year-old grandson Leshia. A pack of feral dogs devours everything alive in the neighborhood. One of these dogs is Leshia's best friend. Sometimes their relative uncle Yuri brings food to them. Once on his way back from Ivan's village uncle Yuri is attacked by dogs & perishes. Ivan & Leshia stay without supply. Once Leshia witnesses Ivan shooting at 'his' dog & runs away. The old Man finds him in a dry well, but he fails to get him out on his own. Ivan sets out through taiga in search of help. Now the dogs are hunting him... And the boy is waiting for his father...
Siberia, Monamour
Юрьев День
Kirill Serebrennikov
Kseniya Rappoport, Roman Shmakov
Before leaving Russia and moving to Western Europe, famous opera singer Lyuba travels to her hometown to say goodbye and show her teenage son around. But Andrey, Lyuba’s son, disappears and she must stay in the place she hates the most to search for him. A piercing exploration of identity and transformation, against the backdrop of a Russian hinterland, surrounded by Orthodox churches and snow.
Yuri's Day
Hard to Be a God
Aleksey German
Leonid Yarmolnik, Yuriy Tsurilo
A group of scientists is sent to the planet Arkanar to help the local civilization, which is in the Medieval phase of its own history, to find the right path to progress. Their task is a difficult one: they cannot interfere violently and in no case can they kill. The scientist Rumata tries to save the local intellectuals from their punishment and cannot avoid taking a position.
Hard to Be a God
Разносчик
Andrey Stempkovsky
Darya Ekamasova, Juris Laucinsh
One thing is certain: Alexey can never pay for his father’s operation from his income as a pizza courier. Everything changes when the courier finds an envelope containing a Sim card. As soon as he activates it, Alexey gets instructions to do a dangerous yet lucrative job. Alexey doesn’t hesitate a moment.
The Delivery Guy
Propavshyi bez vesty
Anna Fenchenko
Andrey Filippak, Rasim Jafarov
In a Kafkaesque story about identity and free will, a well-to-do man finds himself suddenly struggling for his place in society in the face of authoritarian corporate and state interference. (Russian with English subtitles).
Missing Man
Меченые
Vyacheslav Sorokin
Aleksei Nilov, Vladimir Belousov
Two friends leave the police, thereby expressing their protest against the corruption of the authorities. Realizing that law enforcement agencies are inactive in the fight against the mafia, they decide to act independently. Unfortunately, the forces are not equal, and one of them dies in an unequal battle ...
Mechenye
Отдать концы
Taisiya Igumentseva
Sergey Abroskin, Anna Rud
A village so small all the residents not only knows each other, but also can easily recognize the neighbor's cow face a frightful news. It was announced on TV that the most powerful coronal mass ejection in the Earth's history would take place. Humankind has only 24 hours left. The world runs mad in different ways getting ready for the apocalypse, and a unique local scenario of waving the life goodbye is inverted in the village. Tables are put together, pies are baked, and some gather strength and courage to make the most important decisions of their lives... But what about the doomsday? It just doesn't arrive. Oops, got it wrong! The situation is heating up. Everybody realize they can't go on as they did before.
Bite the Dust
Песня механической рыбы
Philipp Yuryev
Sergey Abroskin, Yury Bykov
The letter, which arrived in a village buried in the sand, is addressed to an elderly fisherman and invites him to come to the city for the wedding of his son, whom he has never seen. The redemptive journey ends unexpectedly.
Song of the Mechanical Fish
