Danila geht zu seinem älteren Bruder, um in Sankt Petersburg ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Sein Bruder ist ein Gangster und ein Mörder, und er zieht Danila in diese kriminelle Welt hinein und bittet ihn, jemanden zu töten.

1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev's son - a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his airplane crashes. As a result the 108th motorized infantry division's long awaited return home gets put on hold for one last mission: bring the General's son back. Based on true events the previously untold story of the courageous and tragic withdrawal campaign (through the Salang pass) reveals the danger the horror and the complexity of human nature during wartime.

Ein britisches Pärchen ist von Tschetschenen entführt worden und soll gegen ein Lösegeld von mehreren Millionen Pfund freigekauft werden. Eine Summe die niemand zahlen kann. Ein russischer Soldat ist mit den Beiden eingesperrt. Für ihn wird niemand Lösegeld bezahlen. Die beiden Männer werden freigelassen um einem anderen tschetschenischen Stammesführer eine Botschaft zu überbringen. Das Mädchen bleibt im Lager zurück. Doch die Männer denken nicht an Flucht, sie kommen zurück um das Mädchen zu befreien...

Pete ist in den Dreissigern und lernt Laurie kennen, eine introvertierte Sport-Gymnasiastin, die sich gerade mit ihrer Mutter versucht in ein neues Umfeld einzurichten. Pete und Laurie gehen eine freundschaftliche Beziehung ein, die sich immer mehr intensiviert.

A shell-shocked Afghanistan war hero named Ivan Skryabin (Mikhail Skryabin) spends his days stoking the fire in a giant coal furnace. When he isn’t tending the flames, he keeps busy with other activities. He works on a historical novel. His adult daughter Sasha (Aida Tumutova) comes to visit. Local kids come to gaze at the flames. Gangsters, including a former Army sergeant (Aleksandr Mosin) and a sniper known as Bison (Yuri Matveyev), drop by to add special kindling to the fire.

Ein Neubaublock wie viele andere. Junge Leute balancieren ausgelassen auf den Außentreppen. Die Sonne scheint, jeder will ihre Strahlen erhaschen, überall herrscht Fröhlichkeit. Die Wohnung Jelena Sergejewnas dagegen, direkt unterhalb des Hochhausdaches, wirkt ruhig, ja fast hermetisch abgeschlossen gegenüber so viel lärmenden Leben. Die schmächtige Frau, die jahrzehntelang als Pädagogin pflichtbewusst ihren Dienst tat, bewerkstelligt gerade die große Wäsche. Plötzlich klingelt es, vier Schüler einer zehnten Klasse stehen mit roten Rosen vor der Tür, drücken der Lehrerin den Strauß in die Arme. Jelena Sergejewna hatte fast ihren eigenen Geburtstag vergessen. Nach und nach nämlich stellt sich heraus, dass die Schüler gar nicht zum Gratulieren gekommen sind, sondern um ihre Lehrerin unter Druck zu setzen.

Based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The tragic story of the Karamazov family takes place in a Russian province in the late 19th century. The relations of their father and three brothers are very complicated and contradictory. One of the brothers is accused of killing his father, whom he did not commit. The brothers are unable to help him, and only a loving girl follows him to hard labour.

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.

Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov was entrusted with is stolen, initially by a group of assassins and then by a group of bandits. In tracking the gold’s whereabouts, Shilov’s motives are questioned and he is suspected of treason, in part because his brother was a devoted White. In an effort to clear his name, Shilov locates the gold, but he also discovers rampant greed and corruption.

Early autumn, godforsaken Russian countryside. A local hunter Michail witnesses a skirmish in the middle of the forest - three men want to kill the forth, Andrey. Kind-hearted Michail helps Andrey escape and together they run from the villains who chase them. Thus, two totally different men start a long and dangerous journey together, constantly arguing with each other regarding their ideology, morals and opinions about life. But life will put everything on its place and make the men understand who they really are.

A movie about two sisters - thirteen year old Sveta, poor and abandoned by her father, who longs to go off and be a sniper in the army, and spoilt eight-year old Dina, doted on by her gangster father...

But the lives of the Kikoriki are suddenly turned upside-down when they stumble on a strange device they had only heard about - a TV.

A black BMW, a symbol of luxury, is racing along the night streets of Moscow in the 90s. Bad luck turns four friends into criminals and they have no way back. Only the black “bimmer” is reliable in this life without rules, taking the friends farther and farther from Moscow, into the crazy and ruthless wilderness of Russian roads… None of them wanted to kill. None of them wanted to die. But they will have to face their destiny in the end.

While vacationing in the countryside at his childhood home, a woman suddenly reveals to her husband that she is expecting a child – but not his.

A satirical comedy about the excessive restrictions that children face during their vacation in a Young Pioneer camp.

After twenty years, five high school classmates meet again at Daniele's wedding, the only one who has built a career for himself. During a long weekend in Switzerland, the five friends rediscover the affection and complicity of the past, and they get a chance to straighten out their destinies. A whirlwind of misunderstandings will bring down their shaky balances, and they'll all find the courage to put themselves on the line and start their lives afresh

Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.

Lucky (Harry Dean Stanton) ist ein 90-jähriger Eigenbrötler, Atheist und Freigeist. Er lebt in einem verschlafenen Wüstenstädtchen im amerikanischen Nirgendwo und verbringt seine Tage mit bewährten Ritualen: Yoga und Eiskaffee am Morgen, philosophische Gespräche bei Bloody Mary am Abend. Bis er sich nach einem kleinen Unfall seiner Vergänglichkeit bewusst wird. Zeit dem Leben noch einmal auf den Zahn zu fühlen...

Two contempo Frenchmen of Antillean descent visit their ancestor's time as well as their land in the slavery-themed French era.

Major Benson wird aus der Marine entlassen. Als eingefleischter Marine weiß er nicht wirklich, wie er ein zivilisiertes Leben führen soll. Also findet sein Commander einen Job für ihn: als Commanding Officer soll er von nun an das JROTC Programm an einer lokalen Schule führen, die voller hoffnungsloser Loser ist. Doch Payne bringt frischen Wind in die Bildungsanstalt, indem er auf eher unkonventionellen Unterricht setzt, den Einsatz von echten Granaten und Pistolenkugeln eingeschlossen. Aber dann wird er wieder in den Dienst gerufen, um in Bosnien zu kämpfen. Wird er seinen neuen Job aufgeben?