Anatoliy Rudakov

After fifteen years of wandering, Ivan Shalnev returned to his native village for the summer. Autumn arrived quickly. He hadn't managed to accomplish everything he had planned. But he realized where his happiness lay, and he stayed forever...

Based on the novel of the same name by Yuri Smolich about the struggle of young people to establish Soviet power in Ukraine.

100 years ago, the Russian Empire ... Christmas Eve. December plugs, holiday celebrations, balls and modest luxury holidays, titled nobles and ordinary peasants, the royal family and the soldiers of the First World War, progressive poets and the first skaters - everything was different, except ... the holiday. People prepared, lived, believed dreaming and waiting for this miracle - Christmas!

Saving the soldier, nurse Polina gives her blood, after which both are sent to the hospital. A week later, Fyodor calls Polina his wife and goes to the front. Returning home many months after the Victory, Fedor learns that Polina gave birth to a daughter, lived in his house for a while and left without waiting. Unable to find her, Fyodor marries someone else. And Polina continues to search for her husband.…

It is dedicated to the memory of Heinrich Zveinek, the first commissar of the Inzen Division, who died during the defense of Lugansk and was buried on Red Square.

To fight mafia, a biologist and a programmer create a superman robot. An unexpected amendment to the calculations of one of the creators is made by erotic fantasies: superman turned out to be an exact copy of a photo model from a poster.

An almanac of short feature films based on stories by Mikhail Mishin from the collection of short stories "Pause in a Major".

Combine harvester operator Vasyl Bylan decides to leave for the Volga region for the harvest right after his wedding. There he receives a commemorative gift for his labor. He wants to return to his wife, but the guys call him to the Altai - snow has fallen there and the grain is perishing. He helps harvest the grain and it becomes clear that without him everyone would drag it off to their personal barns...

In a Russian POW camp, four Germans determined to end WWII agree to pose as Red Army soldiers. Are they patriots or traitors, heroes or opportunists? Although they go to the frontlines, their new Russian comrades are initially unsure whether to trust them. Three of them then accept a mission behind German lines, but they are unprepared to fire upon their countrymen and it ends up costing the life of a Russian soldier. In the meantime, the fourth man has fallen in love with Russian radio operator Svetlana. After being criticized by the other Russians, he too agrees to participate in the mission..

A story about the adventures of a few young kids during the Russian Civil War.

The film is set during World War II. After capturing the "trophy" Mercedes, a group of scouts, disguised as German officers commits a daring raid behind enemy lines (the 116th Motorized Division) on roads controlled by the enemy.

The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

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Nikolai (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay. Finally, he gets a communal room in the apartment of Gorokhov (Victor Mikhalkov). The room's previous inhabitant, an old lady, has died a year ago, and yet her cat, Maxi, is still in the locked room, healthy and fat. Soon, Nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery: there is a window to Paris in the room. That's when the comedy begins - will the Russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery?

The saleswoman of the village store Pasha Nikitina generously distributed all the money from the proceeds to the villagers in debt, when they were left without a salary through the fault of the Chairman. The audit appeared suddenly — and Pasha began to demand money back. Not having received debts, the heroine turned for help to her brother, who immediately responded to her misfortune: he sent money and came himself…

The director's story about his life in the Soviet Union before his departure to Israel in 1971. The movie interweaves chronicle-documentary footage and fragments of Mikhail Kalik's films.

On instructions from Polish intelligence, a group of bandits dress up in Red Army uniforms and attack a Soviet border town.

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The film tells about two elderly widows who live in the same house. They are united not only by tragedy, but also by common concern, namely the grave of two unknown soldiers, which they have been guarding for over 30 years. And suddenly the managers of their district decide to turn the grave into a memorial.

Five sad and funny romantic stories about love...

At the border outpost, discipline and a sense of collectivism are instilled. Major Grebnev and Lieutenant Borodin help the soldier Sedykh overcome his egoism and understand the value of comradeship, leading to his inner transformation.

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The basis of the film story is the creation of a talented football team by a coach, its participation in a qualifying match, and preparation for the World Cup.

The main character is a talented, but timid writer of the Filippok experiencing with his country the difficult years of revolution, devastation and war. Adversity helps him overcome the unrequited and faithful love for the widow of Commissioner Zinochka, who bossily manages his career, not hesitating to start novels with other men. Filippok will describe the story of his life in a book that at the end of days will be presented by a terminally ill, but still dearly beloved wife, with gratitude for the experience.

A cyclist aspires to become a coach. After losing to his young protégé, Igor sincerely rejoices in his friend's success. Believing in his success, he even gives up his place when the team has the opportunity to participate in international competitions.

Set in December of 1917 after the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Lenin and the communists are making every effort to strengthen their power. Lenin appoints Felix Dzerzhinsky the Commissar for Internal Affairs and the head of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage (CheKa). It became the predecessor of GPU and KGB.

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A war comes to the life of the heroes of "Earthy Love" (1975).

At a meeting of the bureau, under pressure from the first secretary of the district committee of the party, the agronomist of the collective farm Boris Kholmovoy was dismissed and expelled from the party for allegedly arbitrary actions. Disagreeing with the decision of the district committee, Kholmovoy files an appeal. The secretary of the regional party committee Plotnikov, wanting to understand this complicated matter, goes to the collective farm.

A film anthology featuring three stories: 1) “The Capron Christmas Tree” - Two men and a city dandy, courting a village girl, return home on New Year’s Eve, with the dandy’s nylon Christmas tree gift offending the men. 2) “A Ticket for the Second Showing” - Timofey, an elderly village swindler, regrets his life and prays to Saint Nicholas for a second chance. 3) “The Version” - A rural braggart recounts his city adventure with a restaurant manager, challenging disbelievers to join him on a repeat trip.

During the years of perestroika, Igor Shitikov, a young and capable leader, was offered to head a lagging collective farm. After the renovation, he would be able to supply the factory workers of a large industrial association with agricultural products. But only the village council has the authority to decide on the reorganization of the collective farm...

A young boy is trying to arrange money in order to build aircraft.

Two friends are fencing together but have a different opinions about sport and a way to achieve victories.

Nikolai Burlakov was raised by his grandmother in the village. His mother always promised to take him with her, but she always broke her promise. His first love, Masha, didn't even promise to wait for him to return from the army and left with her best friend for the North. After completing his military service, Nikolai also left for the North and began working on an oil rig. Upon learning that his mother had given her daughter to an orphanage, Nikolai took his little sister and returned with her to the village. After the tragic death of her husband, Masha also returned to the village with her son...

A Georgian truck driver falls in love with Olga. The film follows their adventures and misadventures as they try to overcome the obstacles of distance, culture, and bureaucracy to be together.

Watching happy families, Katya made a simple conclusion for herself: the further away from home her husband is, the more prosperity and happiness there is in the house. And the young wife sends her husband to a distant construction site...

Not young bus driver goes to the next trip. In this trip he recalls his childhood during WW2. But there is another danger people among passengers of the bus.

Dramatic, lyrical and production problems in the life of village people.

A historical drama set during the 1929 construction of the Turkestan–Siberian Railway, contrasting modernization with traditional life in the Kazakh steppe.

The action takes place during the German occupation of Ukraine in 1919. The main characters are folklore characters - the brave soldier Semyon Kotko and the beautiful maiden Sofya.

An old man lives in memories of the war — of that morning on June 22, 1941, when a Nazi soldier spared his life. Many years later, he is taken from the home his son abandoned. Around him, life goes on: people fall in love, laugh, dance. But for him, the war is not over.

Runaway prisoner goes searching for a treasure to the island populated with poachers and starover cult with his two companions, an intellectual and a prostitute

The men stole a barrel from the basement of the main depot of table wines, but failed to deliver it home. They did not hold the barrel on a hillock and, in front of numerous witnesses, it fell into the river. All attempts to get her out of the water failed.