Sergeĭ Melʹkumov
1) Beanpole
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Russian
Description
1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
2) Loveless
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Russian
Description
A couple going through a divorce must team up to find their son who has disappeared during one of their bitter arguments.
Publisher
Soi︠u︡z
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Russian
Description
Still living under the same roof, the Moscow couple of Boris and Zhenya is in the terrible final stages of a bitter divorce. Under those circumstances, as both have already found new partners, the insults pour down like rain in this toxic familial battle zone, always pivoting around the irresolvable and urgent matter of Alyosha's custody, their 12-year-old only son. Unheard, unloved, and above all, unwanted, the introverted and unhappy boy feels that...
4) Stalingrad
Language
Russian
Formats
Description
An epic look at the battle that turned the tide of World War II. A band of determined Russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless German army, and in the process become deeply connected to two Russian women who have been living there. The scale of the battle contrasts dramatically with the human drama of the Russian soldiers, the few remaining civilians and their invaders into Stalingrad.
5) Elena
Publisher
AR Films
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Russian
Description
The story of Elena and Vladimir, an older couple. The wealthy but stingy Vladimir treats Elena more like a servant than a wife. They each have children from their first marriages, a son and a daughter. Elena's son is unemployed and can't feed his wife and two children; they live only on the money Elena provides them, while Vladimir's daughter lives a bohemian life. In the hospital following a heart attack, Vladimir's daughter visits him. Their time...
Publisher
T︠S︡entral Partnership
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Russian
Description
After the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the USSR and all of Europe is faced with an even greater threat a steam explosion that would eject radioactive material over the entire continent. Firefighter Alexey volunteers for what seems like a suicide mission: manually drain the plant's reservoir before the melting reactor collapses. With time running out, this team of ordinary citizens turned heroes must use all their strength and bravery...
7) 9th company
Language
Russian
Description
Based on real-life events, an account of a year in the shared lives of a group of young soldiers drafted to serve in Afghanistan during the final year of the Soviet conflict. It is a poignant story of the unit's dedication to each other during their valiant defense of Height 323, a futile battle that ravaged their forgotten company, who fought on, unaware that the war had ended.
8) Devil's pass
Publisher
IFC in Theaters, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In February 1959, nine Russian hikers ventured into a remote area of the Ural Mountains. Two weeks later, all of them were found dead. What happened is a mystery that has baffled investigators and researchers for decades. It has become known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. When five ambitious American college students are issued a grant to return to the site of the original events, they gear up with the belief that they can uncover and document the...
9) Beanpole
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
10) Our own
Publisher
Cinequest
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Language
Deutsch
Description
During World War II, three prisoners escape from German detention and flee to a small village where they hope to take refuge. One of the men has been collaborating with the Germans, and must soon face a dire choice. Nothing is certain, no one is safe.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Russian
Description
Returning to Saint Petersburg in about 1860 after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society. But when Yakovlev meets the naive young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised...