Yelena Lyadova

This is the story of the protagonist's eventful journey to his Dad, a typical Russian peasant who became a father at the dawn of the 1990s and raised his son according to all-Soviet traditions. (imdb)

An incredible story of a young woman who had a husband and three lovers. The series describes what is happening with the fate of people who are cheating and who are being cheated on. (imdb)

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.

One fateful day, Igor Petrov, the commander of a Red Army unit, is compelled to exchange ID papers with a thief known as Ash. The incident leads both men to start their lives completely anew. Within ten years, one will achieve acts of bravery, while the other becomes a violent outlaw leader. (imdb)

A former nurse living in a luxurious apartment with her wealthy, aging husband struggles to secure her son’s financial future. When her husband refuses to include her struggling family in his will, she is forced to make a desperate and moral-defying choice. This tense, minimalist drama explores class divide, familial loyalty, and the cold calculations made in the name of survival.

Dramatization of the final novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. After their mother's death, the radically different Karamazov brothers face the complicated factional feuds that erupt after their father takes a new bride. (imdb)

A classic realistic psychological Russian drama film. Very difficult to watch, slow and deliberate, an art movie. Shot in a decrepit mining town, somewhere in the forgotten post-Soviet provinces. Bleak and desolate, it offers the perfect backdrop for the sadly flawed and run-down characters. A former Russian Navy captain laid off, a librarian and her assistant, a shady dentist, are the main characters. (imdb)

A husband takes his wife and two children from the bustling city to his remote, ancestral home in the countryside. The quiet atmosphere is shattered when she reveals a devastating secret, triggering a psychological downward spiral. This atmospheric drama explores themes of trust, betrayal, and the harsh complexities of human relationships through haunting visuals and a slow-burning narrative.

A story of a simple, naive Russian man Konek and the people around him: his love and her sister and a mysterious man. The film is set in 1957, time of changes, time of waiting for something big to happen. (imdb)