The Beginning (2016)

Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' captures its haunting grotesquery.

A new modern communist youth shoe store The shoe house is opening in a city. School graduates headed by Tamara Berezina are sent there on a business trip for work. Now all kind of problems and defects of modern services sector are in front of them. And Tamara with her team just cant put up with one of these defects and start the fight. The fact is that the factory situated in the city floods their store with inferior shoes, in chase of going over the quota. With help of mass media in the face of young journalist, fellows are trying to change the existing state of things.

A talented girl from the provincial Russian town Pasha Stroganova dreams of becoming an actress. She plays the role of Baba Yaga in the amateur theatre — and does it so organically that the visiting filmmaker offers her the most difficult role in the historical drama about Joan of Arc. She was given not only great acting talent, but the talent of deep, selfless love. A dream comes true: she is invited to the main role, and she begins a completely different life, full of real creative torment, insights and true happiness.

평화로운 마을 키코리키의 사이 좋은 동물 친구들 우연히 발견한 TV 속 세상에 빠지게 된 친구들은 환상의 도시를 꿈꾸며 여행을 떠난다. 폭풍우가 몰아치는 바다를 건너 우여곡절 끝에 마침내 도시에 도착하지만, 고슴도치 친구 치코가 행방불명 된다. 각종 위험이 도사리는 낯선 도시에 남겨진 키코리키 친구들은 잃어버린 친구를 찾고 무사히 집으로 돌아갈 수 있을까…?

1829년, 작가를 꿈꾸던 비밀경찰 소속 서기관 니콜라이 고골은 오직 살인사건 현장에서만 발작을 일으키고 환영을 본다. 유명한 수사관 야고프 구로는 그런 고골의 발작에서 사건을 해결하는데 필요한 단서가 있다는 사실을 깨닫게 된다. 고골과 구로 수사관은 여자 3명이 죽은 미스터리한 사건을 해결하러 '디칸카'지역으로 떠나게 되는데...