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Russia’s Oscar submission: The Edge

World War II. A decorated war hero (Vladimir Mashkov) arrives in a post-apocalyptic labor camp in the remote snow-white Siberian taiga. This rough-and-tumble train operator (‘machinist’ in Russian) suffers from migraine and macabre hallucinations

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The Brest Fortress

The Brest Fortress is a new Russian-Byelorus war/drama/action by Alexander Kott recently. It is released to remind the young generation of the most important episode of the Soviet Army’s unprecedented resistance during the German-Soviet War along with historical battles of Stalingrad and Kursk

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Russian Film Week in Berlin

Berlin. The 6th Russian Film Week is held on November 24-30, 2010 to showcase new contemporary Russian films. Traditionally the opening starts at the Kino International of Berlin. Traditionally the auditorium is packed and guest filmmakers (producers, actors and scriptwriters from Russia) take the front-row seats. The Week is opened by Alexei Uchitel’s The Edge […]

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“Silent Souls” won 2 Silver Astors in Mar del Plata

25th Mar del Plata International Film Festival already has its winners. Silver Astors were awarded to film director Alexei Fedorchenko and screenwriter Denis Osokin for Silent Souls. The silent souls appear in particular and beautiful way in this powerful film by the Russian director Alexei Ferdochenko. It presents an inevitable grief that provokes death. It […]

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“Sputnik over Poland” Film Festival

The 4th edition of the Russian Film Festival “Sputnik over Poland” presented 160 Russian films (700 screenings) in 34 movie-theatres of Warsaw and other 27 cities. Besides competition program, Russian line-up also offered a selection of women’s films and features for the young audience. Russian-Polish co-production Not Now / Tylko nie teraz / Tolko ne […]

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