18th century, The Russian Empire. The series tells the life story of Darya Saltykova, who was called Saltychikha by serfs. The landowner brutally tortured about one and half hundreds peasants, for which "Russian Elizabeth Bathory" was imprisoned at underground prison, where she spent 33 years until her death. How a young girl who was brought up in a monastery turned into a monster?
Eleventh-grader Natasha Zueva is in love with geography teacher Anton Vladimirovich, whom high school students affectionately call "Goldie" among themselves. A few weeks before the New Year, Anton Vladimirovich calls Natasha, as the head of the class, and suggests that everyone go on vacation to a snow-covered ski resort together.
The talented and practical journalist German Krylov, in pursuit of sensation, finds himself in a company that sells a feeling of love. Unexpectedly for himself, he becomes the object of manipulation and falls into a trap from which it is difficult to get out.
Uncle Yura, serves as a security guard in an elite village, raises a mini-pig Kostya and does not like New Year at all.
The famous singer Kirill Artemyev is accused of raping Vera, the ex-girlfriend of the journalist of the scandalous television talk show Pravda Pasha. In unsuccessful attempts to investigate the events of that day, Pasha goes to the extreme measure — brings Vera to a live talk show. Speaking on television has an unexpected effect for everyone. Despite the name of the show, it is not the search for the truth that becomes the main goal of the participants.
Moy paren - angel is a romantic adventure comedy movie released in 2012. It tells the story of a young man who falls in love with an angel and embarks on a humorous and fantastical journey. With elements of romance and fantasy, this movie promises to entertain the audience with its funny and heartwarming moments.
In Night Guards (2016), a battle for the throne takes place in Moscow, Russia, between vampire royalty. The story is set in the 2010s and follows the conflict between vampires, with a special focus on a female vampire. Action, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller elements are intertwined in this exciting and intense movie.
In this comedy, three friends gather to discuss various topics, including their thoughts on life, love, and the concept of time itself. Through their humorous conversations, they explore different perspectives and experiences, leading to unexpected revelations and self-discovery.
Successful 34-year-old businessman Anton Radimov is already fed up with everything in this life and nothing is interesting. From boredom and lack of love, he finds solace in alcohol (which he drinks all the time). His close friend Andrey decides to save him, and as a result, Anton gets to a meeting of alcoholics anonymous, where he meets a strange man nicknamed "Stalker", who offers Anton a real adventure with feelings that he has never experienced. And after that, Anton is miraculously transported from his 2010 year to the past-to April 27, 1975. There Anton meets his true love and afterwards he doesn't even want to go back to his present time.
The Presnyakov brothers, playwrights, wrote a play about how terrorism arises. From what depths of the human subconscious? Or is he born in the usual rhythm of everyday everyday life? Kirill Serebrennikov turned the play into a tragic farce and made a powerful performance on the malice of the day.
A young Cossack woman, Marina, works as a chief technologist at a local chocolate factory and is waiting for news from her husband, who left for work in Moscow after the wedding.
General Khadyakov turns sixty. He decides to ditch Moscow for a day and celebrate his birthday in an authentic Russian village with an immersive countryside experience. Fishing, a jolly feast, a visit to the banya, and a farm-style spa - that's the plan, and all of his beloved friends are coming. But the party goes awry: the rich guests manage to turn the whole village against themselves, get into a nasty quarrel and lose all the food.
Each of the short stories is based on either one or several stories by a wonderful Russian writer. The heroes are ordinary people “of the people”, contemporaries of Shukshin, all of whose life’s ups and downs are inextricably linked with their country - the Soviet Union of the 60s-70s. The main thing that unites both the works themselves and the films made is a whole gallery of the brightest images and characters, a story about such different destinies and differently meaningful lives, a story in the center of which is invariably Man, with his love, quests, weaknesses and victories.