Violetta Zhukhimovich

About the struggle between criminal investigators and the criminal world. Based on real events and documents, the film recreates the atmosphere of 1920s Russia, which was swept by a wave of violence... At the heart of the story is the fate and career of a young man who, together with his comrades, is about to make history in Soviet criminal investigation...

A group of Swedish tourists are on the way to a Russian village to witness the so called 'Festivity of Neptunus', in which the inhabitants take a dive in a hole in the ice. This tradition, however, does not exist at all. The inhabitants try to make a good impression by starting the 'tradition' to please the tourists.

The film almanac of VGIK's graduates, consisting of films for children: "Otherwise We Are Lost," "Vanderbul Runs Over the Horizon," and "Are You Kidding?"

The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters - Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised and educated at the correction school named after Dostoevsky. The boys are street smart and difficult. But the faculty stands up to the challenge. The teaches are being devoted and caring, and gradually win the respect of the most difficult kids. The school director Vicknixor is a refined intellectual, who becomes a role model for the boys.

The film's young heroes were able to feel the terrible echoes of the war that began on the same day 29 years ago, and their responsibility for the serenity of peaceful everyday life, and the joy of meeting their first deep feeling, and the need to always be together, no matter what happens...

Aleksey Klimov, years after the war, cannot forget the girl Marusya, whom he met at the front as a young lieutenant. But then the war separated them. Many years later, having found Marusya, he comes to visit her. They realize that they still love each other. But they have families, and their happiness now can take place only at the cost of the misfortune of loved ones.

About the struggle between criminal investigators and the criminal world. Based on real events and documents, the film recreates the atmosphere of 1920s Russia, which was swept by a wave of violence... At the heart of the story is the fate and career of a young man who, together with his comrades, is about to make history in Soviet criminal investigation...