Aleksei Neymyshev

A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.

In this dreamlike film, a nameless father and his son, Aleksei, live together in an apartment in St. Petersburg. Aleksei's mother has died and consequently the two have a very close relationship. When Aleksei acquires a girlfriend, she refuses to take a back seat to his bond with his dad, and breaks up with him. Aleksei is also experiencing nightmares, dreading separation from his father to be a part of the military as his father was.

Famous actors and ordinary people from all walks of life read stories from a book describing the 900-day siege of Leningrad during World War II.

To earn money, nineteen-year-old Lyosha must lose a Zhiguli race to blogger Shkurny live. But even the younger brother does not know that according to the agreement in the finale, Lyosha must set fire to his grandfather's car. Having penetrated the vibrant world of drifters and learned the story of his grandfather-designer, Lyosha faces a choice whether to succumb to the blogger and destroy the car or defend the honor of his family.

Elderly Aleksandra visits her Russian soldier grandson, Denis, at the Chechen war front, providing comfort as she tours his army. All the while, Denis ponders the reason for her unexpected appearance.

Young ballerina Alicia dreams of performing on stage, in the evenings she watches recordings of productions and dances in front of the TV, imagining herself as a prima in Swan Lake. In reality, not everything is so easy, she has strict parents, and at school they demand maximum effort from her. The girl has a favorite antique toy - a tin soldier, with whom she can talk and share all her worries. One day, falling asleep, Alicia finds herself in an enchanted castle and is met by a boy soldier, reminiscent of her toy from the shelf. He tells her about a monster - a king who cries and plunges the castle into darkness from his sorrows. Together with a new friend, the girl goes on a journey, the goal of which is to remove the spell from the monster and the castle. Only a young ballerina can do this, who lives with one dream - to go on stage.

Olga Berggoltz possessed a voice that seemed to come from above – to the point where her misfortunes and disappointments appeared to bring her closer to fulfilling her mission. She moved humbly toward that purpose. During the siege her voice bestowed from heaven saved and gave hope to many citizens of Leningrad. Having suffered the loss of her nearest and dearest. tired and worn out, often starving she nevertheless went on the air. For the sound of the metronome was unbearable…

We recall the bloodiest battle that has become a turning point in the European history of modern times - the Battle of Stalingrad: its causes, its main events. The film takes into account new research, uses little-known or previously unpublished materials of the Bundesarchiv and the Museum "Children of Tsaritsyn-Stalingrad-Volgograd".