Soviet Union

Set in the tumultuous backdrop of post-Soviet Russia, this film explores the unlikely friendship between a hard-working taxi driver and a bohemian musician. The narrative delves into themes of class…

Set primarily on Moscow’s iconic Old Arbat Street, a hub for street vendors, struggling young artists, and musicians, this film follows the life of a young boy named Mitiya. He…

In a small, underdeveloped town, young boys are intensely trained for battle, while the town’s upper class congregates in a billiard hall, fabricating grandiose life stories. Meanwhile, groups of boys…

At the conclusion of the Great Patriotic War, SS officers concealed lists of covert operatives in a coastal town. Several years later, Sam Page, once a fascist mercenary known as…

Set against the harrowing backdrop of World War II, this Soviet war drama follows a young boy named Florya as he experiences the brutal realities of conflict in Nazi-occupied Belarus….

Mr. Fortescue, the head of a large corporation, dies under mysterious circumstances. The autopsy reveals he was poisoned. He was not well-liked, and even his own family had motives for…

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, this 1979 film is a profound exploration of human desire and existential inquiry. The story follows a guide, known as the Stalker, who leads a writer…

Gia is a laid-back young drummer employed at a theater in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia. He shares a modest apartment with his mother. Gia drifts through life, moving…

Elderly farmer Minago Iremadze and his wife long for their children, who have moved to the city. The eldest son has married a woman from the city, while the younger…

In this 1967 Soviet horror film, a young seminary student named Khoma Brutus is tasked with watching over the body of a deceased witch for three nights. As supernatural events…

Valdis Nulle, an eager and aspiring captain of the fishing vessel ‘Dzintars’, has his own ideas about fishing techniques, but the sea has its own set of rules. The collective…

The cuckoo is known for not raising its own young or having a family structure. However, the starlings managed to demonstrate to the cuckoo that having a family provides support…

The film explores the life of Russian biologist Ivan Michurin. In 1912, Michurin turns down opportunities to work in America, choosing instead to pursue his research within the Russian Empire….