Movies and TvShows featuring "former-soviet-union" theme.

In Bullet to Beijing (1995), a British spy is tasked with tracking down a former agent who has betrayed multiple parties. The search takes him to Beijing, China where he uncovers a conspiracy involving the Russian Mafia, biological warfare, and a long-lost father. With the help of a working-class spy, they navigate the Trans-Siberia Express and face off against the North Korean embassy in a thrilling chase to stop the spread of a deadly disease.

When her grandmother passes away, an American woman discovers a hidden secret from her family's Eastern European heritage. As she delves deeper, she realizes that her grandmother had been living a lie, and she must uncover the truth of her family's past while dealing with the debt and consequences of the inheritance. Through this journey, she uncovers family relationships, long-held family secrets, and the impact of the former Soviet Union on her family's history.

The Other Dream Team (2012) tells the inspiring story of the Lithuanian national basketball team as they emerge from the shadow of the Soviet Union to compete in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics.

Soviet Bus Stops is a documentary that explores the stories of the designers who built fascinating architectural marvels during the Soviet regime. %s The film showcases the power of individual creativity that could not be suppressed, and pays homage to the unique bus stops that can be found in various countries like Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and more. %s Through interviews with art historians, architects, and photographers, the documentary delves into the ideology and imagination behind these bus stops, showcasing the photographer's car journey through different countries, including Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Lithuania, and more. %s The film captures the beauty of these brutalist structures as well as the harsh winter conditions they endure, with stunning photography. %s It also examines the connection between Soviet architecture and important historical events like Chernobyl. %s With Skype calls to artists and experts, Soviet Bus Stops provides a comprehensive look at these unique architectural gems and their significance in the former Soviet Republics.

Maidan is a documentary film that captures the protests and events of the 2013-2014 Ukrainian revolution, also known as the Euromaidan. It gives a powerful and unfiltered look at the political unrest, struggles, and social discontent that led to the revolution.

Ukrainian journalist Katya Soldak, currently living in New York City and working for Forbes magazine, chronicles Ukraine's history: its strong ties to Russia for centuries; how it broke away from the USSR and began to walk alone; the Orange Revolution, the Maidan Revolution, the Crimea annexation, the Donbass War; all through the eyes of her family and friends settled in Kharkiv, a large Ukrainian city located just eighteen miles from the Russian border.

Freddy Maemura Hurtado, a second-generation Japanese-Bolivian, heads to Cuba to study medicine. He meets revolutionist Che Guevara. When civil war breaks out in Bolivia, he decides to join Guevara’s revolutionary army under the name of “Ernesto Medico”.

The end of the Cold War did not bring about a definitive thaw in the former republics of the Soviet Union, so that today there are several frozen conflicts, unresolved for decades, in that vast territory. As in Transnistria, an unrecognized state, seceded from Moldova since 1990. Kolja is a silent witness of how borders and bureaucracy shape the lives of citizens, finally forced to lose their identity.

Born in the USSR: 21 Up is a documentary film that follows the lives of individuals who were born in the Soviet Union and are now 21 years old. It offers an insight into their life experiences, struggles, and dreams.

An unemployed journalist keeps blaming everyone but himself for problems in his love life and bad policies of the country only to find out what he can change when he becomes the President.

A stop-motion animation short tells a fictionalized story of Oleg Mitasov, a cult figure of the urban folklore in Kharkiv. It draws on conspiratorial imaginations of the 1990s and the origins of Kharkiv's graffiti. The film is part of the anthology "Khastoria", dedicated to Kharkov.

Deep in the Ukrainian countryside, the filmmaker becomes a participant of a radical group trying to discover happiness through mathematical formulas. Can they succeed, or do dreams of utopia turn into a veritable nightmare?