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Masha
Masha
A teenage girl raised by small-town gangsters dreams of becoming a jazz singer.
Falling
Falling
This tender and unsentimental romance is also a powerful portrait of post-Maidan Ukraine.
Russian Spleen
Russian Spleen
Three buddies take on the absurdity of modern Moscow in this caustic comedy.
Van Goghs
Van Goghs
Painful secrets come to light in this touching drama of regret and forgiveness.
Man Follows Birds
Man Follows Birds
Ali Khamraev’s dreamlike recreation of the life of a medieval Uzbek poet.
Piter FM
Piter FM
A lost phone triggers romantic and professional crisis in this hit comedy.
Aelita
Aelita
Romance and revolution break out on Mars in this hugely influential silent sci-fi.
Dad
Dad
Valeria Gai Germanika explores her relationship with her father in this moving documentary.
Gorbachev. Heaven
Gorbachev. Heaven
Russia’s first president presents his testimony of the Soviet Union’s collapse.
The Earth is Blue as an Orange
The Earth is Blue as an Orange
Follow a family as they pursue their dreams in a war-zone in Ukraine.
Ivanov
Ivanov
Ivanov dives into the Kiev Goodlife, but his Moscow past catches up.
Welcome to the USA
Welcome to the USA
Aliya can immigrate to the freedom of America but still she hesitates.
My Joy
My Joy
Past ghosts clash with the present in this bitterly funny road movie.
A Room and a Half
A Room and a Half
A moving portrayal of Joseph Brodsky’s could-have-been return to Russia.
Yuri’s Day
Yuri’s Day
An opera singer stays in her hometown to search for her missing son.
Why Don’t You Just Die!
Why Don’t You Just Die!
When Matvei's girlfriend begs him to kill her father, carnage ensues.
The Fool
The Fool
A nail-biting thriller about a plumber saving residents of a tower block.
Crystal Swan
Crystal Swan
A young DJ is determined to fake her way to the United States.
The Humorist
The Humorist
In the final years of the USSR a stand up comedian exacts his revenge.
How Viktor “The Garlic”…
How Viktor “The Garlic”…
In this Tarantinoesque Little Miss Sunshine, Viktor drives his invalid father across country.
Silent Souls
Silent Souls
As a husband buries his wife, friendship and fidelity are tested.
The Bull
The Bull
The 90s. The 'wild decade'. Meet gang leader Anton and his friends.
40 Days of Silence
40 Days of Silence
In Ismailova's astonishing debut, a teenager takes a healing vow of silence.
April
April
A pair of young lovers drift apart as their furniture accumulates.
Assa (Part 1)
Assa (Part 1)
The best of classic Russian rock combined with a riveting crime plot.
Assa (Part 2)
Assa (Part 2)
The best of classic Russian rock combined with a riveting crime plot.
Asya’s Happiness
Asya’s Happiness
Rediscovered classic shelved for 20 years due to Soviet censorship.
The Battle of Kherzenets
The Battle of Kherzenets
A legend of an Atlantis-like city accompanied by the brilliant music of Rimsky-Korsakov.
Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin
A re-telling of a naval mutiny and the most quoted film in cinema history.
The Beginning
The Beginning
A provincial factory worker unexpectedly lands the role of Joan of Arc.
Beshkempir
Beshkempir
A deeply personal coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of Kyrgyz village life.
Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains
A young novelist wades through bureaucracy to get his manuscript published.
Brief Encounters
Brief Encounters
A love triangle unravels in the striking debut feature from Kira Muratova.
Burnt by the Sun
Burnt by the Sun
The Oscar winning drama of a family haunted by the past.
The Butterfly
The Butterfly
A young boy captures a butterfly and learns to respect nature.
Carnival Night
Carnival Night
On New Year's Eve a youthful committee outfox management to have fun.
Chapaev
Chapaev
An action packed biopic to a hero of the Red Army.
Commissar
Commissar
In the midst of Civil War, a Jewish family takes in a pregnant Commissar.
Contact
Contact
A psychedelic vision of a man’s countryside encounter with a shapeshifting alien.
The Diamond Arm
The Diamond Arm
Semyon Gorbunkov finds himself caught up in a jewel smuggling conspiracy.
Elena
Elena
Zvyagintsev’s stinging critique of inequality and greed in contemporary Moscow.
Everybody Dies But Me
Everybody Dies But Me
Girls in a suburban Moscow school get ready for a school disco.
Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves
An idealistic young technician struggles to toe the line at a state-run winery.
Flights in Dreams and Reality
Flights in Dreams and Reality
Sergei sums up his life and nothing brings joy. So, what to do?
Free Floating
Free Floating
Small town drifter Lenya goes on a whacky odyssey to find work.
Getting to Know the Big, Wide World
Getting to Know the Big, Wide World
In this classic Muratova narrative, a love triangle blooms on a construction site.
The Glass Harmonica
The Glass Harmonica
Surrealist animation of the impact of a musician’s visit to a corrupt town.
The Girl with a Hatbox
The Girl with a Hatbox
A milliner and a student agree to marry for a room.
The Golden Antelope
The Golden Antelope
An Indian folk tale turned intricate Soviet animation is a simple lesson about greed.
Great Poetry
Great Poetry
Kinotavr 2019 winning drama about cash collectors, poetry, war and rooster fights.
Hamlet Part 1
Hamlet Part 1
One of the greatest film versions of Shakespeare in any language.
Hamlet Part 2
Hamlet Part 2
A truly cinematic adaptation that captures the essence of the tragedy on film.
Hammer and Sickle
Hammer and Sickle
A Stalinist worker has her gender swapped in this dark satire.
Happy Go Lucky
Happy Go Lucky
Longing for home, a rural couple encounter urban types on a trip.
Hedgehog in the Fog
Hedgehog in the Fog
Fog turns a hedgehog’s journey from the familiar to the unnerving and sublime.
Hello, it’s Me!
Hello, it’s Me!
The ghosts of war haunt this biography of Artem Alikhanian, a Soviet-Armenian physicist.
The Heron and the Crane
The Heron and the Crane
A stop-motion treasure following a cycle of proposal and rejection.
I Am Twenty
I Am Twenty
The pinnacle of the Soviet New Wave, this film captures the anxiety of Khrushchev’s Thaw.
I Remember You
I Remember You
In Khamraev's masterpiece a train ride across Russia becomes a journey into cultural memory.
I Walk Around Moscow
I Walk Around Moscow
An aspiring Siberian writer arrives in Moscow to discuss his work.
In Love by Their Own Accord
In Love by Their Own Accord
A librarian and a drunk strike an unusual deal and attempt to fall in love.
Kardiogramma
Kardiogramma
A delicately poetic film about a young boy with a weak heart.
Khrustalyov, My Car!
Khrustalyov, My Car!
Ambition, madness, and death collide in this masterpiece of post-Soviet historical horror.
Kin-Dza-Dza! (Part 1)
Kin-Dza-Dza! (Part 1)
A building foreman and a violin student inadvertently send themselves to planet Pluke.
Kin-Dza-Dza! (Part 2)
Kin-Dza-Dza! (Part 2)
A foreman and a violin student inadvertently send themselves to planet Pluke.
The Lady with the Dog
The Lady with the Dog
Chekhov’s story is the perfect meditation on love and duty.
Let’s Get Divorced
Let’s Get Divorced
Career crazy Masha attempts to win back her husband from his younger girlfriend.
Life for a Life
Life for a Life
A year before the revolution, a love story at the precipice of a changing world.
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
This captivating Soviet animation is an unforgettable adaptation of a fairy tale classic.
Little Vera
Little Vera
Provincial teenager Little Vera embodies the concerns of a generation of little faith.
The Long Farewell
The Long Farewell
Muratova’s classic about a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
Look at These Young People!
Look at These Young People!
In the summer of 1941, a group of Tbilisi students are sent to war.
Love’s Berries
Love’s Berries
A barber attempts to get rid of his illegitimate daughter, a ‘love berry’.
Magdana’s Donkey
Magdana’s Donkey
A poor family chance upon an abandoned donkey, but their luck does not last.
Mother Got Married
Mother Got Married
Boris’ relationship with his mother changes when she announces her plans to marry.
My Friend Ivan Lapshin
My Friend Ivan Lapshin
A man recalls his childhood in a pre-war communal apartment.
My Grandmother
My Grandmother
Hapless Georgiy fights bureaucracy in this explosive masterpiece.
The Needle
The Needle
Enigmatic drifter Moro attempts to get his ex-girlfriend off heroin.
Office Romance
Office Romance
A shy statistical bureau employee falls in love with his formidable female boss.
Once Upon A Time
Once Upon A Time
Two villagers compete for a widow’s love in this enchanting crowdpleaser.
Outskirts
Outskirts
This lyrical war drama is a gem of early Russian sound cinema.
A Piece Of Sky
A Piece Of Sky
Torik finds the most unsuitable woman possible to marry.
The Plea
The Plea
A Christian soldier is shunned by villagers when he refuses to cut off his enemy’s hand.
Repentance
Repentance
A dead Mayor keeps being dug up, until a woman confesses.
Republic of ShKID
Republic of ShKID
In a school for orphans, the director must learn to understand and inspire his charges.
The Scarlet Flower
The Scarlet Flower
Lev Atamanov’s spellbinding animated adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.
Selkinchek
Selkinchek
A boy's first love, heartbreak and loss set in a small Kyrgyz village.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen
A gorgeous adaptation of the famous Hans Christian Anderson fairytale.
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
A tale of lost love told through Hutsul culture.
Tale of Tales
Tale of Tales
Memories of childhood and war are revisited by a little grey wolf.
There Once Was a Singing Blackbird
There Once Was a Singing Blackbird
A young orchestra percussionist is always late.
There Is Such a Lad
There Is Such a Lad
A provincial truck driver and his adventures on the road
The Thief
The Thief
Young Sanya struggles to adapt to his mother’s new lover in this award-winning drama.
Three Poplars in Plyushchikha
Three Poplars in Plyushchikha
A farmhand and a taxidriver strike up an unlikely relationship.
Three Stories
Three Stories
Three unrelated stories explore the dark side of contemporary society.
Tough Kids
Tough Kids
In Asanova's improvised classic, at summer camp, a former athlete help troubled kids.
Triptych
Triptych
Three womens’ lives intersect in an Uzbek village after the war.
Twenty Days Without War
Twenty Days Without War
A war correspondent visits a film based on his work.
Twilight Portrait
Twilight Portrait
Marina redefines herself while trying to come to terms with an assault.
We’ll Live Till Monday
We’ll Live Till Monday
In a high school, a former pupil falls in love with her teacher.
White Sun of the Desert
White Sun of the Desert
Classic Red Western in which a soldier is ordered to guard a harem.
Winter Cherry
Winter Cherry
A research scientist raises her son alone until Prince Charming arrives.
The Wishing Tree
The Wishing Tree
A tragic and richly woven love story set in pre-revolutionary Georgia.
Woodpeckers Don’t Get Headaches
Woodpeckers Don’t Get Headaches
A boy falls in love to music.