A common shoemaker lives in a small town, he mends boots and writes memoirs about his childhood, which he wants to leave for his son. On new year’s eve he learns about a magic sea. the shoemaker wants to see this amazing place, but it costs a lot and there are not enough boots in need of mending to pay for the trip. he finds a decision promising to solve his problem…
The story is about two aliens who came to Earth in search of their friend William, locked in the lantern of a security guard of a local recreation center.
After a conflict with a young director, actor Yuri leaves the theater, taking the buffoon's costume of his hero from the play King Lear. The stage character becomes part of the play of Yuri's real life. A drunken mother, a great actress in the past; wife, with a chill in a relationship; and the passengers of his taxi take part in this action.
Mikhail is 59 years old, and for more than 30 years he works at the motor transport enterprise, where he also lives in a self-made workshop. He has a beloved pregnant daughter, a hobby to draw paintings and a favourite car of a heavenly color. Natasha, a warehouse keeper, offers him a deal: to hand over the waste metal stored at the warehouse to the scrap metal reception center and divide the money. Mikhail takes pity on Natasha and agrees. On the road to the reception center he gets stopped by the police. In order to avoid litigation, Mikhail asks the director of the company not to file a theft report. The director agrees but fires Mikhail anyway. Now he’s left homeless and unemployed…
Durante los años de Gorbachov, Platon Makovski y sus cuatro amigos son estudiantes universitarios que dan el salto a la iniciativa privada capitalista. Veinte años más tarde, Platon es el hombre más rico de Rusia, y ha sacrificado a sus amigos para alcanzar la cima. Pero este ascenso tan cínico traerá aparejado una caída brutal. (FILMAFFINITY)
Otoño de 1952, Sanya, de seis años de edad, y su joven madre Katya se dirigen en tren a través de la fría y hambrienta Rusia que todavía lucha para recobrarse de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Como muchos otros en la Europa de postguerra, esta joven viuda y su niño sin padre se esfuerzan para tener por lo menos una vida aceptable, que para ellos significa buscar abrigo y pan para comer. Un apuesto y joven oficial uniformado llamado Tolyan se sube al tren en una de las estaciones, e inmediatamente se siente atraído por Katya. Temprano en la mañana los tres se bajan en un pequeño pueblo provincial donde alquilan un cuarto en un piso comunal lleno de vecinos. Viven como una familia, Tolyan ama a Katya y le ordena a Sonya que lo llame "papá". El niño no lo puede hacer ya que todo el tiempo permanece pensando en su verdadero padre. Pero un día toda la verdad sale a la luz... (FILMAFFINITY)
