Europe, 1709. Russia and Sweden are at war. Two French duelists are exiled by King Louis XIV of France: one to the side of Czar Peter the Great of Russia, the other to the side of King Charles XII of Sweden. Although separated by war and allegiance, fate has not finished with them.
Cast: Dmitry Miller, Alexander Bukharov, Nikolai Chindyaykin, Darya Semyonova, Alexei Chadov.
Directed by Oleg Ryaskov
Janu Nakts (St. John's Night) is a traditional Latvian celebration during which family and friends gather to build bonfires, barbecue, drink and generally have a good time. According to legend, lovers and those who would like to fall in love, can search the woods for the "magic fern" on this night. This magic fern serves as the focus and pivotal point of the six stories in "Midsummer Madness" It is also a metaphor for the film's underlying theme - finding love. "MIDSUMMER MADNESS " is reflected in the recurring element of the magic fern, a metaphor (both in the film and in real life) for love. The question posed by the film is: can a search for love ever be successful? Each story deals with this question. An answer is provided at the film's conclusion in a humorous and unforgettable way: we see the legendary fern, glowing magically in a meadow. It exists after all! Then a cow ambles along and eats it. The deeper message, which is not obvious to the audience, is therefore: Yes, a search for love can be successful, though we are generally unaware of how to deal with it.
Cast: Maria de Medeiros, Dominique Pinon, Orlando Wells, Tobias Moretti, Chulpan Khamatova, Gundars Abolins, Aurelija Anuzīte, Janis Blums, Birgit Minichmayr
Directed by Alexander Hahn
Fjodor unexpectedly find out about his black brother who is living in children's house and has a lot of bad habits. Fjodor and Gena have to go a very hard way to understand each other. When Fjodor took away Gena from children's house he begins to fight against prejudices which surround his own world and even with some very close people.
Casting: Andrei Panin, Done Lema, Gennadi Nazarov
Directed by Andrei Panin, Tamara Vladimirceva
Script: Natalya Nazarova
Producer: Ruben Dishdishyan
Russian language with latvian subtitles.
Contemporary Moscow. Danya, a struggling actor, has just lost his girlfriend. His troubles soon multiply when his younger brother Dima shows up at his apartment with a friend who has a bullet in his stomach.
Russian legendary director Nikita Mihalkov presents the new historical epic about Distemper times in Russia, when, in 1612, people's home guard drove away Polish conquerors from the Kremlin and the legendary tsar dinasty of Romanovs was established... After tsar Boris Godunov's death, his widow and young heir Fyodor were killed. Russia went into chaos...
Cast: Mikhail Porechenkov, Artur Smolyaninov, Andrey Fedortsev, Alexander Baluev, Marat Basharov
Directed by Vladimir Khotinenko
"12 angry men" (working title) - remake of original american movie by Sidney Lumet. Play, on which is based movie, was first theatrical event for young student of the Schukin theatrical masterschool - Nikita Mikhalkov.
New movie is a story of 12 jurors, who must decide is 18-years old boy guilty in his futher's death. Film is a reflection about what is freedom. The main character is Chechen boy.
This is a chamber movie, the act takes place in one room. Mihalkov is convinced that nowadays the film, which was revelation of world cinematograph of 60-ties, needs quiet new movie language that won't leave modern audience indifferent. All the roles will play Russian movie stars.
Cast: Ņikita Mihalkovs, Sergejs Makoveckis, Sergejs Garmašs, Aleksejs Petrenko, Valentīns Gafts
Directed by Ņikita Mihalkovs
The film tells the story of Natalia, 35, who at the age of 16 was married off under compulsion, directly from the orphanage. In an isolated house in the countryside Natalia lives a hard and solitary life together with her spouse, a brutal and narrow-minded man. After the death of her unloved husband Natalia gains a second life, the real one. She opens her eyes to a new world, free from habit and prejudice, imposed by the will and force of others. Natalia changes rapidly as the world around her begins to play an important role in her story. The open spaces, the river and the forest participate in the creation of a new Natalia; the same does her encounter with the trucker Sergei. From now on she is in the mood for love… This ingenuous story told in a contemporary cinematographic language conceals a kind of parable: whatever happens to you, there still remains a possibility for happiness and freedom.
Cast: Ksenija Kutepova, Dmitrijs Djuževs
Directed by Vera Storoževa
"Nevalyashka" (a tumbler toy) is not only a story about sport, but almost a Christnas story about dream, love and aspiration for highest targets. Nevalyashka is a nickname of young light-weight boxer. He stands out from his competitors through incredible thinness and fantastic mobility. None of his contenders can knock him out, he always gets back on his feet (hence his nickname). But Nevalyashka himself is bored to compete with contenders who concede to him. He dreams of something greater!
Cast: Pāvels Derevjanko, Sergejs Makoveckis, Jeļena Nikolājeva, Artēmijs Troickis, Ivans Urgants
Directed by Romāns Kačānovs
A husband, wife and two children (a boy and a girl) arrive from an industrial town to the countryside, to the husband's birthplace, to stay in his father's old house "Just like any other film, in one way or another, this film is about all of us - kind, beautiful people in the tragic circumstances of hopelessness".
Cast: Marija Bonevī, Konstantīns Lavroņenko, Aleksandrs Balujevs, Maksims Šibājevs, Katja Kuļkina, Dmitrijs Uļjanovs, Aleksejs Vertkovs
Directed by Andrejs Zvjagincevs
On the New Year's Eve little bear Elka discovered a magic friendship tunnel near his house that connects North and South Pole. Thanks to tunnel he meets a new friend - penguin Tasha. She told Elka that in Antarctica, where she comes from, something terrible happens - evildoers enslaved penguins and are stealing the snow that almost finished. The same danger waits for the Arctic.
Elka and Tasha went to save Antarctica. On the South Pole they met new faithful friends - melancholic pessimist Gull and the computer genius who can access internet even among snow plains - seal Martik. Unbelievable adventures are waiting for them. They are going to find out why evildoers are stealing the snow and from where appeared horrible robot Maxi Mouse. And in the ice palace they will meet Kye and Gerda who are not similar to those characters of Anderson's fairy tale.
Dubbed by Larisa Brohmana, Olga Šorohova, Dmitrijs Fiļimonovs, Jeļena Vorobeja, Aleksejs Buldakovs
Directed by Vladimirs Sakovs
It is 1585 and, having reigned over England for nearly three decades, Queen Elizabeth I (Blanchett) continues to face bloodlust for her throne and the lingering threat of familial betrayal. A channel away, a destructive wind of fundamentalist Catholicism blows across 16th century Europe, with Spain's Philip II (JORDI MOLLA of Sultanes del Sur), its figurehead. Backed by the Church in Rome and armed with the Inquisition, Philip-with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada-presents an imminent threat to Queen and Country…the dark and pious king is determined to wrest the Protestant "heretic" from the throne and restore England to the glory that is the Roman Catholic Church.
Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth also struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her love for Raleigh-despite his status as a commoner-who remains forbidden for a Queen sworn body and soul to her country. Unable and unwilling to pursue her passion, Elizabeth encourages her favored lady-in-waiting, Bess (ABBIE CORNISH of the upcoming Stop Loss), to befriend Raleigh and keep him near.
Reprising the roles they originated in seven-time Academy Award®-nominated "Elizabeth," Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush return for a gripping historical thriller laced with treachery and romance--"The Golden Age." Joining them in the epic is Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh, a dashing seafarer and newfound temptation for Elizabeth.
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, Samantha Morton, Abbie Cornish
Directed by Shekhar Kapur
The director of "Nightwatch" and "Daywatch" presents the sequel to the cult Soviet comedy "The Irony Of Fate"!
It's been 30 years since New Year's night when Zhenja Lukashin met his Nadja. Unfortunately they didn't stay together and got back to their previous lives. Both had children - a boy and a girl… The events of the second film resemble those of the original, only now everything happens to Nadja's and Zhenja's children - main character's unconscious flight from one city to another, addresses coincidence and, finally, fortuitous encounter…
Casting: Konstantin Khabensky, Sergei Bezrukov, Liza Boyarskaya, Viktor Verzhbitsky, Barbara Brylska, Andrei Miagkov, Yuri Yakovlev, Dato Bakhtadze
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov
Script: Timur Bekmambetov
Producer: Anatoli Maksimov