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PANFILOV'S TWENTY EIGHT 

Action / War, 122 min., Russia, 2016
Based on real events

USSR, Late November, 1941. Based on the account by reporter Vasiliy Koroteev that appeared in the Red Army's newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, shortly after the battle, this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight soldiers of the Red Army's 316th Rifle Division, under the command of General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days. Though armed only with standard issue Mosin-Nagant infantry rifles and DP and PM-M1910 machine guns, all useless against tanks, and with wholly inadequate RPG-40 anti-tank grenades and PTRD-41 anti-tank rifles, they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.

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CONVOY 48 
War / Drama, 100 min., Russia, 2018
Based on real events
 

The film Convoy 48 will tell the story of love and war life of several young women. Recent high school graduates, they survived the horrible blockade winter of 1941-1942 and were assigned to the 48th Steam Engine Convoy of the Transportation Commissariat's Special Reserve, stationed at the Sorting Depot (Leningrad Sorting Station of Moscow Railroad). The 30 steam engine brigades, staffed by girls who had just recently graduated from high school, and engine drivers removed from the front line and delivered to the besieged city by air, formed the backbone of the steam engine convoy that delivered 75% of all freight, ammunition and military equipment – the other 25% was brought by the ice "Road of Life". This is a film about the lives of girls in pigtails and courageous young men, in the setting of one of the most large-scale and important battles of World War II – the defense of Leningrad.

Ready for delivery in 2018

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YANA+YANKO
Family Comedy, 93 min., Russia, 2016

Yana Titova is a successful businesswoman, the chief editor of a glamorous fashion magazine. Yana is untroubled by the fact that at thirty-eight years old she is unmarried and has no children. as part of a Pr campaign, Yana suddenly nds herself having to take on the role of foster mother to a young child – a romany boy named Yanko. taking the child in, and making a real show of it with the eyes of the entire nation looking on, Yana has no idea that this headstrong little hooligan is about to turn her whole life upside down. Yanko will thwart his foster mother at every turn, wreak havok on her social life, frighten o her lovers, disrupt her work, and drive his nannies to their wits’ end.
But perhaps Yanko, as exasperating as he is, has been sent to Yana for a reason...

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ABOUT LOVE 2
Comedy, Post-production, Russia, 2017
Starring John Malkovich

A comedy anthology exploring the greatest emotion of all. a continuation of the anthology about Love. moscow. summer 2016. in the bustling everyday life of the city, there is always something hap- pening. even in the midst of the daily rush to get things done, people are still on the lookout for new skills and knowledge. and there is something for everyone in moscow: courses and lectures cover a wide range of tastes and topics. But there is just one that will interest us. Our protagonists are ve or- dinary people, lost in this sprawling metropolis, whose paths will cross and intertwine at these classes, and each will have their own love story to tell.

THE HANGOVER
Comedy/Adventure, 90 min., Russia, 2017

Artem is an extremely successful self-made man. a few days before his wedding, he discovers that his bride-to-be has cheated on him. But the bachelor party has already been paid for. the group are headed somewhere hot and it looks set to be one hell of a party. 

SELFIE #SELFIE
Drama, 90 min., Russia, 2017

Four novels of the almanac lm are united by a common theme - all the most important things happen in reality, and not on the internet. Politicians and housewives, students and stars, adults and teenagers all over the world make millions sel es daily. Perhaps these photos will remain a dead weight in the phone’s memory, but sometimes they can change lives. 

MAKE A WISH
Comedy/Melodrama, 87 min., Russia, 2016

it’s a New Year lovestory.
General director of the company goes away on holiday. in his absence,a new young top manager Maksim is being the deputy head in charge of the company. He has to turn in an annual report and defend the honour of the company in skating competitions. Besides all above mentioned his close friend Kesha wants Maksim to help him in making proposal to his beloved girlfriend. Kesha gives Maksim an engagement ring to keep before making proposal. Maksim puts the ring into the envelope and immediately forgets about it.  Meanwhile all the employees are preparing the annual report and getting ready for the New Year. One of their ideas how to celebrate this lovely holiday is to write some laughing wishes to santa Claus. They put a big red box for letters in the office. the main character Kate writes a letter where she asks santa Claus to help her to meet a ance in the coming year. then this letter oddly falls into maksim’s hands and Kate gets the envelope with the ring. after all these events the fascinating New Year’s adventures begin and the end of the story will take place in the New Year’s eve with the bells on. 
 

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MARGARITA NAZAROVA
Drama/Biography,16 episodes x 52 min., Russia, 2016

This film features the story of an extraordinary woman called to an unusual profession, a woman with a strong character and immense talent who still commands respect among circus lovers. This woman is Margarita Nazarova, the first famous tiger trainer. Margarita’s life path took her from the hardships of compulsory labour in Germany during the Second World War, contempt from the people around her to the world fame of a tiger tamer and actress. This path was far from easy. She inspired admiration as well as envy, but there were also true friends and true love in her life. Most importantly, she had the job of her life, her vocation – tiger training. 

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SPARTA 
Action, 85 min., Russia, 2016

 Inside a rectangular ring, two teams of fighters face off against each other in a fierce competition. When one fighter runs out of steam, unable to continue, his teammate steps in to take his place... This is Sparta!  For Nikolai, a former MMA champion, this new spectator combat sport may be the only chance to return to professional fighting and to dig his way out of all the problems that crashed down on him three years ago: a fight to defend his girlfriend’s honor followed by a stint in prison, his girlfriend’s betrayal, and his coach’s refusal to let him back on the team.  With his true friends behind him, the athlete challenges the world and stakes his entire future on his next fight.

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OIL PAINTING
Action/Adventure 80 min., Russia, USA, 2016

Nikolay is a middle-aged retired army officer working as a security guard. He’s honest, principled and experienced, and having a hard time adapting to civilian life. He can’t seem to get along with his latest boss and quits after barely starting his shift. But the next morning the wife of a former employer turns up on his doorstep with a strange offer. She wants him to accompany a young woman to America. For such an easy job, she promises him a mouth-watering amount of money, which means it will be anything but simple. Strapped for cash, Nikolay agrees to the offer, not suspecting just how dangerous his trip to glitzy Las Vegas will turn out to be.​

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THE CLASSMATES #A NEW TWIST
Comedy, 76 min., Russia, 2017

A year has passed since the events from the first movie.  Katya is still working as a producer for television adverts and is happy with Vasya.  Vika is still planning weddings, but once again her personal life is full of uncertainty.  Sveta is a counselor and has found some common ground with her husband.  Dasha’s situation is the most complicated.  She simply cannot get any decisive action out of Misha.  But, when Misha gets it together and proposes, she doesn't have any doubts: the wedding will be in Sochi!
And so the girls find themselves back in that wonderful city by the sea. They celebrate their reunion and then... Fate once again serves up an unwanted surprise! Misha arrives the next day and can't even remember who his own fiancée is; his behavior is totally inappropriate.  Dasha is convinced that this is not the real Misha!  Someone has stolen her husband-to-be and replaced him with another man, albeit someone who looks surprisingly like Misha! As a result of all the stress, Dasha passes out.
The moment has come to test the depth of her friendships.  What should the girls do: brush aside Dasha's suspicions as merely pre-wedding jitters, or listen to the voice in their hearts?

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