Zinaida Kiriyenko

The story of a man (Andrey Sokolov) whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughter were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory... (imdb)

A six-hour long epic (original director's cut) about the life of Don Cossacs in a village in southern Russia between 1912 and 1922... (imdb)

A Russian soldier, during the war and retreat, relives the beauty of the Ukraine of his youth, which also had its sorrows, and finds strength in his memories. (bfi.org.uk)

At the crux of the routine drama is a small town that is about to go under when a major dam is completed and the area is flooded, creating a sizeable lake. As people return to say good-bye to the lives and the homes they once knew in the town, differences of opinion on the sacrifice they made crop up. At stake is the "Russian" way of life and whether or not progress should include this type of sacrifice for the common good. (allmovie.com)

The emphasis is on the heroics of both the civilians and the soldiers during times of severe stress in World War II. At the core of the action is one man in particular, whose sacrifices and heroics speak for a much larger group. (allmovie.com)

The story of a woman and her hardships in life after the death of her husband. (Hindustantimes)