Andrey Senkin

Beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Lieutenant Adi Sharipov, together with his platoon, cover the retreat of the regimental headquarters and remain surrounded, behind enemy lines. The enemy drives the squad into the swamp. Fear of the unknown, despondency and doubt haunt the fighters until they realize that waiting and inaction will destroy the squad faster than enemy bullets.

Russian propaganda film. In 1945, the Second World War has not yet ended, but large-scale work is underway on the territory of liberated Belarus to clear the land of the legacy of war - unexploded mines and shells left in the ground at the site of military operations. OSOAVIAKHIM detachments are created from among teenage volunteers. After completing only a week's training, young girls and boys are sent to personally demining places where fierce battles had recently taken place.

June 1944. The vicinity of Orsha. Ivan Raikov's partisan group goes on a reconnaissance mission. But it is complicated by the appearance of the Jagdkommando, whose main task is to clean up partisan activity in the region.

In the victim’s bag, experts find traces of an unknown synthetic drug used for the homemade production of “spice,” the distribution of which has already spread beyond the boundaries of the district and the region.

When the Soviet Union ceased to exist, the young country faced the task of protecting its borders using its own resources. To address particularly challenging tasks related to combating smuggling, illegal emigration, and carrying out many other dangerous operations, a separate active measures service was established — OSAM. It will be headed by Anton Pekarsky, a veteran of the Afghan war.

Belarusian border guards detain cargo being illegally transported across the Dnieper section. However, the contraband turns out to be one of the anti‑aircraft missile systems stolen in Ukraine. To investigate this case, OSAM — a separate service for active operations — is involved. In addition, the Ukrainian side sends its own agent to participate in the investigation. The MANPADS must not be let loose, but there is no trust between the parties.

The dancer Nastya Beletskaya, Kachura’s school friend, whom he had a crush on, returns to her native Zarechye. The lieutenant can hardly recognize the temperamental and strong Nastya he remembered in the subdued and silent girl. At the same time, several criminal events unfold in Zarechye: illegal immigrants, the murder of a shop owner, and the arson of the house of the widow of an influential businessman. During the investigation of the crimes that have shaken Zarechye, Kachura’s work and personal experiences turn out to be intertwined: Nastya Beletskaya becomes one of the suspects in the criminal case, and her criminal past is also revealed. Nastya does not admit her guilt and conducts her own investigation, just like Lieutenant Kachura, who himself turns out to be a suspect. Meanwhile, the investigation brings all the initiated criminal cases together…

The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later veteran Alexander Akimov again recalls the memories of the time, when he, then a 15 year old Sasha Akimov was deeply in love with the beautiful Anya and suddenly found himself in the middle of the bloody events of war.

This short film tells the story of a childhood, of a friendship and of growing up. A young man returns to the village where he grew up and discovers that both he and the place have changed. Yet, he soon finds himself immersed in his memories.

Childhood is remembered as a carefree period of life only from the vantage point of years that have passed. But for children, this is the time when they first encounter responsibility, make decisions, learn to admit their mistakes, to forgive, and to love. The 11+ film almanac is suitable for watching with the whole family. Sometimes it can be difficult to tell your children about something that is important to you and to them. The “11+” short film collection includes three very different films that will help you experience an important part of growing up and feel what is hard to put into words.

The film takes place during the first post-war summer in Western Belarus. The war has ended, but peace has yet to return to the region. Denis Meshko, a Suvorov Military School cadet, arrives for vacation in a village where the first Chairman, Uncle Denis, has just been murdered. The villagers suspect local resident Mechislav Khabenok. The cadet decides to avenge the death of his loved one.