Soundtrack: Viktor Lebedev

Direction Aleksey German

Cast Leonid Yarmolnik · Yuriy Tsurilo · Evgeniy Gerchakov · Aleksandr Chutko

Synopsis Hard to Be a God (2013) follows a team of researchers dispatched to the distant world of Arkanar, where the inhabitants are stuck in a medieval era. Their mission is to subtly guide this society towards enlightenment without resorting to...

Direction Alla Surikova

Cast Sofiko Chiaureli · Leonid Kuravlyov · Sergei Yursky · Yelena Solovey

Synopsis Ishchite zhenshchinu (TV) (1983) follows the story of a highly loquacious telephone operator who is an avid fan of detective films. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she inadvertently witnesses the murder of her supervisor in their office. As...

Direction Vladimir Bortko

Cast Vladislav Strzhelchik · Yuri Bogatyryov · Natalya Varley · Irina Skobtseva

Direction Leonid Kvinikhidze

Cast Ya Ninidze · Andrey Mironov · Irina Gubanova · Lyudmila Gurchenko

Direction Vadim Abdrashitov

Cast Sergey Makovetskiy · Igor Livanov · Yury Belyayev · Irina Sidorova

Direction Vladimir Menshov

Cast Vera Alentova · Anatoliy Lobotskiy · Aleksandr Feklistov · Gérard Depardieu

Synopsis The Envy of Gods (2000) unfolds in the chilly atmosphere of early autumn 1983 in Moscow, amidst the tense backdrop of the Cold War, including the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and the incident involving the South Korean "Boeing." The story...