Yury Burak

Movies

How Nadya Went to Get Vodka
Director of Photography
Nadya and Valya, young women on the verge of a nervous breakdown, without faith and hope for the best, sisters, of whom, ironically, there are only two left. Will they be able to break out of their "Chekhovian" stupor and again begin to feel, breathe, live and love?
Meeting Gorbachev
Cinematography
Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.
The Time of Women
Director of Photography
Russian Death
Director of Photography
Valya has always been dreaming about living in Venice. She sold her Moscow flat and left. The younger sister, Nadezhda, stayed alone in the country house. After a few years Valya became disenchanted with Venice and returned. Now, "in a Chekhovian way", both sisters live in a house with a mezzanine, this is what you call loneliness together. They became stuck between the past and the present. Behind the gates you find the frightening and incomprehensible everyday life, into which you "enter each time like into an Odyssey". One day Alexey appears, a mature man with an intelligent face. Nadia snatches him but Valya also likes him. A classic love triangle? No, our sisters have very different plans for Alexey…
Arctique, la conquête glaciale
Director of Photography
Iraqi Odyssey
Director of Photography
Tracing the emigrations of his family over more than half a century, this riveting documentary epic from acclaimed expatriate Iraqi filmmaker Samir pays moving homage to the frustrated democratic dreams of a people successively plagued by the horrors of dictatorship, war and foreign occupation of Iraq.
Небо под сердцем
Director of Photography
Небо под сердцем
Producer
Michael Jackson: Moscow Case 1993
Director of Photography
The Moscow Case is a 52 minute documentary with never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson in Moscow during the "Dangerous" tour. This film tells the behind the scenes story of Jackson's ill fated concert in September 1993. It includes unique archival footage showing Michael close up and personal while meeting fans and playing with orphan children.