In Yekaterinburg over the Christmas period, shop assistant Lenka Shabadinova experiences a number of incredible events and unexpected meetings.

Galya es una mujer de mediana edad que había sido separada de sus dos hijas gemelas y quiere recuperarlas. Dos jóvenes post-punk, Grishka y Anton, deciden casarse. Inmediatamente después de la boda se pone a prueba su amor. Artyom ansía volver a ver a su padre separado de su madre y desaparecido, a pesar de las violentas protestas de ella. Cada uno de estos personajes intenta sobrevivir a su propio calvario.

Un hombre de 30 años que sufre de una crisis de la segunda edad llega a Moscú y se ubica como traductor en la redacción de una revista glamour. La joven de sus amores perece trágicamente, y para restablecer su equilibrio mental acude a un psicólogo. Pero le ayuda una escolar encantadora a quien le imparte clases de inglés. Ella también está pasando por un período de crisis, pero de otra naturaleza... de maduración.

Five passengers - the Bandit, his friend Matvei, Matvei's old father, the Musician, and a young woman - race along an empty road in a big black jeep, searching for the Belfry of Happiness which, according to hearsay, lies somewhere between St. Petersburg and the town of Uglich, near a deserted nuclear power station. The Belfry takes people, but it does not take everyone. Each of the five passengers believes that he or she will be chosen.

Poco después del final de la era Brézhnev, un policía psicópata viola y secuestra a la hija de un miembro de la nomenklatura y se vuelve loco.

During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head.

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen veteran Danila (Sergei Bodrov Jr) meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hockey team. Soon after this meeting, Danila discovers Konstantin dead and he sets out to avenge his death; a journey that leads him to Chicago and a whole new experience.

Desmovilizados del ejército, Danila Bagrov regresó a su ciudad natal. Pero la vida aburrida no se ajustaba a su provincia de Rusia, y decidió ir a San Petersburgo, que se rumorea desde hace varios años que prosperan a su hermano mayor. Daniel encontró un hermano. Pero no fue tan fácil - hermano era un asesino ...

Otoño de 1952, Sanya, de seis años de edad, y su joven madre Katya se dirigen en tren a través de la fría y hambrienta Rusia que todavía lucha para recobrarse de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Como muchos otros en la Europa de postguerra, esta joven viuda y su niño sin padre se esfuerzan para tener por lo menos una vida aceptable, que para ellos significa buscar abrigo y pan para comer. Un apuesto y joven oficial uniformado llamado Tolyan se sube al tren en una de las estaciones, e inmediatamente se siente atraído por Katya. Temprano en la mañana los tres se bajan en un pequeño pueblo provincial donde alquilan un cuarto en un piso comunal lleno de vecinos. Viven como una familia, Tolyan ama a Katya y le ordena a Sonya que lo llame "papá". El niño no lo puede hacer ya que todo el tiempo permanece pensando en su verdadero padre. Pero un día toda la verdad sale a la luz... (FILMAFFINITY)

Sonia is a television editor, she is married to successful Soviet writer Sergey and they have a son in a high school. Their life was almost perfect... until the moment they meet Bernard from France and his translator André.

The story starts in a Siberia where world's biggest diamond was found. It is so valuable that it may not only pay off the enormous national debt, but also allow every Russian citizen to move to the Canary Islands. However, Mafia plans to steal the massive gem but a notorious thief, Vasia, ruins their plans. Mafia and militia begin chasing him, but soon Vasia learns that he has brothers as between the chase he runs into well known Jewish conductor and a gypsy baron who are triplet brothers.

Un condecorado y reverenciado héroe de guerra disfruta de la compañía de su familia en un tranquilo día estival, cuando de pronto recibe la visita inesperada de un hombre al que no veía desde hacía años. Conforme transcurre el día y se acerca la noche, el coronel descubrirá el verdadero motivo de la visita. Lúcida denuncia de las purgas stalinistas.

Wedding in a provincial seaside town. In the midst of the fun criminal authority Tourist begins to molest the bride, which infuriates the groom — merchant seaman. The bandits and the police decide to plant a sailor, but he runs away and on his quest sent the police, killers, relatives and different people.

The beautiful Tanya returns to her small mining town, after supposedly working as a model in Moscow. She decides to marry her shy school sweetheart Mishka, who now works in the mine. The miners finally receive some pay, but Mishka still ends up with no money to buy his bride a gift, so he seeks the help of his perpetually drunk buddy Garkusha. Mishka's poor working-class family all help to put on a fine wedding with copious amounts of vodka, even though they are suspicious of Tanya's occupation in Moscow, and of her connection with her Mafia ex-boyfriend Borodin.

Durante los años de Gorbachov, Platon Makovski y sus cuatro amigos son estudiantes universitarios que dan el salto a la iniciativa privada capitalista. Veinte años más tarde, Platon es el hombre más rico de Rusia, y ha sacrificado a sus amigos para alcanzar la cima. Pero este ascenso tan cínico traerá aparejado una caída brutal. (FILMAFFINITY)

Anatoli, un marinero capturado por los nazis en 1942, es obligado a cometer un imperdonable acto de barbarie. Treinta años más tarde corren rumores de que un hombre santo, conocido como el padre Anatoli, que vive en una isla casi desierta, es capaz de hacer milagrosas curaciones y puede ver el futuro. Así, una joven poseída por demonios llega hasta la isla en busca de ayuda. (FILMAFFINITY)

In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly destroying anyone who gets in his way. During this reign of terror, Philip, the superior of the monastery on the Solovetsky Islands, a great scholar and Ivan's close friend, dares to oppose the sovereign's mystical tyranny. What follows is a clash between two completely opposite visions of the world, smashing morality and justice, God and men. A grand-scale film with excellent leading roles by Mamonov and Yankovsky. An allegory of Stalinist Russia

1988-1989. El fin de la guerra afgano-soviética. La URSS comienza su retirada de Afganistán. Hijo del general soviético Vasiliev, un piloto llamado Alexander es secuestrado por los muyahidines después de que su avión se estrellara. Como resultado, el tan esperado regreso a casa de la 108.a división de infantería motorizada queda en espera para una última misión: traer de vuelta al hijo del General. Basada en hechos reales, la historia nunca antes contada de la valiente y trágica campaña de retirada (a través del paso de Salang) revela el peligro, el horror y la complejidad de la naturaleza humana durante la guerra.

Moving from rural Russia to the city, Den faces a new reality.

Corrupt cops, street gangs, "Bratki" in "Bummers" (BMWs) steal and "Merins" (Mercedeses), angry truck drivers, beautiful women and death are what four friends in a black Bummer who go on a mission from one region of Russia to another are about to face in the wasteland of small-town Russia. A critique of the policies of Boris Yeltsin, it depicted the economic crisis that followed Russia's transition towards a free market economy, and with it, a lost generation, with no job security, who are pushed into a world of crime and rebellion. Despite a modest budget of US$700,000, and a limited cinematic release, it became a national hit in Russia as well its soundtrack, popularized by 'Seryoga's' (Серёга) music video "Чёрный Бумер" ("Black Bummer"). Both the film and its soundtrack have won awards, including the prestigious Golden Aries from the Russian Guild of Film critics.

A Finn preparing a work on the Russian hunting traditions and customs, comes to Russia to collect materials and is invited to take part in a hunting party. His flamboyant companions include an Army general, with more than a passing resemblance to Aleksander Lebed, a police detective, local forest ranger (a devotee of Zen Buddhism) and some big-city types from St. Petersburg. Inevitably, their good intentions soon give way to endless drinking, visits to local farm girls and much else besides.

The student, Rifle, has managed to seduce his professor's wife, Bomber, an average working guy, has bought a factory and Bullet, the casino lover, is hiding from creditors. They all share a common path and conscription. In the army they teach you that everything must be smart and in order - cockades, straps and all, otherwise you're not fit to call yourself a person, you're a maggot. For a real man, there's no better place than the army.

Four parts and four travels to the sea, four crossed short stories: Love, Friendship, Respect and Cooperation. Heroes of each of the short stories arrive to seaside town, and go through turning fragments of their life...