Roman Madyanov

A sea captain is captured by African natives. At home, in a seaside town, he left behind a pregnant wife. The boy was born without a father, and he was brought up in the belief that his father died heroically. And now, nine years later, he returns, as the leader of an African tribe. (imdb)

There is an abandoned little town in the middle of nowhere in Russia - only two lonely old men and recently widowed lady living there. One of the men decides to put an end to his loneliness and offer his hand to the widow. However, the other man is not satisfied with the twist and also offers himself as her companion. They wage war at each other. (imdb)

An average Russian family suddenly acquires superpowers after a meteor falls on their house after which they plan to rob a bank. (imdb)

The story of the Great Russian empress Catherine the Great in her early years (15-33). 20 years of court intrigues, conspiracies, power struggles and unconditional love to Russia.

In a coastal town on the Barents Sea, a hot-tempered mechanic fights to save his ancestral home from a corrupt mayor’s land grab. Seeking legal aid from an old friend, he instead triggers a tragic sequence of betrayal and bureaucratic oppression. This bleak drama serves as a powerful modern retelling of the Book of Job, exploring the crushing weight of institutional power over the individual.

The final part of Mikhalkov's trilogy about Divisional Commander Kotov finds him returning home during World War II having been betrayed, narrowly escaped execution for treason and nearly reduced to dust in a prison camp. Only to discover that everything has changed and he will have to fight again for his name, for his honor, and for his love. (imdb)

The film is set in the 1920s. It tells about Isaev's first assignments. First, he goes to the capital of bourgeois Estonia, Revel (now Tallinn), to stop the smuggling of valuables stolen from Gokhran. Upon his return, Felix Dzerzhinsky sends him to Vladivostok to collect information about the actions of the White Guards. (imdb)

In the small town of Kandalaksha, Petya lives out a fantasy life as a traffic cop. He has a holster, a wooden gun, and the locals humor him by following his "orders." When a convict escapes from a nearby prison, Petya joins the manhunt as any good officer would. (Pusan International Film Festival)

A young doctor relocates to a remote region of central Asia, thinking his fiancee soon will join him ... (imdb)

The film takes place in the USSR in 1949. In the Marfino sharashka near Moscow, convict scientists are working on the order of Stalin himself - a secret telephony apparatus. (imdb)

Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts. (imdb)

Militiaman Pavel Kravtsov isn't just an ordinary man. He and his dog Caesar arrived in village Anisovka to serve their hard service. (imdb)

This Soviet Russian film is loosely based on Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. Georgian director Georgi Daniela aptly brings the sometimes obscure, even surreal, Georgian sense of humor to the screen using two of his favorite actors, Vakhtang Kikabidze (as the "Duke") and Yevgeni Leonov (as the "King"). (allmovie.com)