Elena Nesterova
2021Short Stories
Mikhail Segal
Andrey Merzlikin, Igor Ugolnikov
A young writer brings a collection of short stories to a big Moscow publishing house. The manuscript stays at the office and mysteriously influences the lives of anyone who opens it and reads at least one page. There are four stories in the manuscript, and four readers whose lives are changed after reading them. The situations range from realistic to absurd to thrilling to create a rich portrait of life in contemporary Russia and showcase the thoughts, feelings and ambitions of people who live there.
Short Stories
Corrections Class
Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Mariya Poezzhaeva, Philip Avdeev
Lena is a bright, disabled girl who, after years spent studying at home, is keen to get back to school. She is assigned to a special class for disabled pupils who have to present themselves before a school commission at the end of the year in order to prove that they merit being moved back into a "normal" class. Her enervated teachers, however, show absolutely no desire to motivate the students and help them improve; on the contrary, they try to quash right from the start any interest Lena shows in more complex study material. Nevertheless, Lena soon involves herself in the school routine and gets together with classmate Anton. Yet their transparent happiness is not to everyone's liking and repercussions soon follow.
Corrections Class
Конференция
Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Natalya Pavlenkova, Olga Lapshina
Many years after a deadly terrorist siege in a Moscow theatre, survivor Natalya returns to the crime scene to hold a memorial evening, finally able to confront her survivor's guilt and her estranged daughter and husband.
Conference
Язычники
Valeriya Surkova
Tatyana Vladimirova, Valentin Samokhin
The drama based on hidden implicit faith in miracle unfolds between the members of the family with an unhappy love story of a desolate teenage girl who tries to withstand this family madness after their devotee grandmother came to their flat from upcountry.
Pagans
Тряпичный союз
Mikhail Mestetskiy
Vasiliy Butkevich, Aleksandr Pal
The life of the ordinary teenager Vania changes when he makes the acquaintance of three strange guys. Sportsmen, hooligans, dreamers – they call themselves “Rag Union” and believe that they can change the world. Enchanted by his new friendship, Vania puts them up at his dacha and tries to become part of their grand organization. But the neighbour girl Sasha has her own plans with this company.
Rag Union
Beware of Dog
Nadia Bedzhanova
Buddy Duress, Kevin Iso
Alienated in politically-ambiguous Moscow, young woman deals with severe OCD, while her cousin in Berlin tries to build a romantic relationship ignoring her own condition. In a parallel New York City realm, a heartbroken boxer struggles with addiction, self worth and online anxiety, which connects all the heroes from a universal level.
Beware of Dog
Джентльмены, удачи!
Dmitry Kiselev, Aleksandr Baranov
Sergei Bezrukov, Yuriy Kutsenko
The remake of the soviet classic with a modern setting. Troshkin, a children's party entertainer, uncannily resembles the notorious criminal "Smilik". After the thief steals a valuable artifact, Troshkin is forced to act as his dead ringer in order to restore his reputation and good name.
Gentlemen, Good Luck!
Для всех я умерла
Anastasiya Antonova
Marina Kaletskaya, Yana Enzhaeva
The main character is a young girl Nastya who studies in one of the Moscow universities and lives in a usual dormitory. She is not happy with herself and her life. One night , Nastya finds a mysterious website «No man- no problem» and orders her death.
For All I Died
Русское краткое. Выпуск 2
Viktor Kashlyaev, Irina Vilkova
Antony Bashow, Aleksandr Ilin
Five unusual short stories in the almanac from Russian directors. Horror about the mystical school from Alexander Domogarov, Jr. (“Let the children go”). Erotic thriller "Ear Ring" with Lukerya Ilyashenko. Black comedy about the forest walk of two friends "Mushrooms and fish." Witty kinonovella "Che" on a spontaneous trip to St. Petersburg. The post-New Year story with Olga Sutulova and Marina Vasilyeva about finding the missing guy named Kostik.
Russian Short. Vol. 2
#c_училища
Anastasiya Kuimova, Ivan Makarevich
Юная студентка Танька из рабочего района влюбляется в преподавателя – интеллигентного Сережу, мечтающего уехать в Москву от серости провинциального города. Сережа поздно понимает, что за девушка перед ним, и что его мечтам уже не суждено сбыться.
#c_училища
Тигр среди берез
Stanislav Svetlov
Aleksey Kolubkov, Elena Nesterova
The story of a middle-aged tailor, tired of the routine of married life. Yury Ivanovich secretly from his wife sews a dress for a young girl who inspired him, who is unaware of his secret desires.
Tiger Among Birches
Костик
Irina Volkova
Elena Nesterova, Marina Vasilyeva
On New Year's Eve, a young guy named Kostik disappears. His search is engaged in warring with each other mother and ex-girlfriend. Mom thinks the girl is to blame for what happened. She forces the girl to participate in all search operations. They put up orientations, look at the corpses in the morgue, sweep through the forest, get into the police. Love for Kostik will push women to desperate acts.
Kostik
