Vyacheslav Lazarev

An ordinary working class boy, like all his peers, he played football day and night and dreamed of being a striker. But no matter which team he played for - in the yard, at the factory, or in the army - he was inevitably put in goal.

August 6, 1915. After several unsuccessful attempts to assault the positions of the Russian army, the command of the German troops is decided on a new one. On the eve of the attack on the position of the Germans deliver cylinders with chlorine. Lieutenant Kotlinsky accidentally learns about the upcoming use of chemical weapons, but he does not have the time and opportunity to protect his people. All that remains for him is to set up a company to fight to the last.

Kirill Makarov has just graduated from university with a degree in architecture. With his whole life ahead of him and his beautiful fiancée Victoria, daughter of a rich and influential man, by his side, his future seems full of promise. However, Kirill does not want to use his future father-in-law's influence to get a job, and as he sticks to his principles, he begins to understand that his approach to life is very different to his fiancee's. He breaks off their engagement and on that same day meets Lena, a trainee teacher. Cut to ten years later, and Kirill is married to Lena with two children. Sadly he never made a success of his career, and the family survives on Lena's salary alone. Kirill's friend Oleg tries to persuade him to tender for a new architectural project in town, but Kirill realizes that, without the right connections, there is no point in even trying.

Durante a 2° Guerra Mundial, uma aeronave soviética cai em território ocupado pelos nazistas. Mas o piloto Grivtsov e a operadora de radio, Katya, sobrevivem milagrosamente. Linko, o navegador, é ejetado antes da queda e também acaba sobrevivendo. Cada um terá que cumprir tarefas militares, encontrar o caminho de volta a base e simplesmente manter-se vivo. A descoberta de um ato de sabotagem praticado antes da decolagem da aeronave agrava profundamente a situação de Grivtsov, que acaba se dando mal com o coronel Smersh, ao defender seus amigos. Ele seria condecorado com medalha “estrela” pelo seu milésimo voo, mad, é declarado traidor e esta prestes a ser executado.

18 directors, 18 novels, 18 short stories about Moscow...

Andrei and Marina are married for 7 years and they feel there is no more love. They ask a famous doctor to help them, and he helps... by putting their minds into the bodies of each other. Now Andrei is in his wife's head, so he lives the life of his own wife, who runs an art gallery, and Marina in the body of Andrei becomes a lawyer...

Одинокий профессор филологии, пенсионер Андрей Павлович, типичный рафинированный интеллигент, приводит к себе гости случайную попутчицу Катю. С этого момента его жизнь кардинально меняется. Катя оказывается стареющей путаной, вслед за ней в дом профессора нескончаемой вереницей тянутся странные люди из воровского мира. Скромный пенсионер превращается в члена криминального сообщества и хозяина двух "ночных бабочек" — Марго и Белоснежки. Далее сюжет развивается по законам черной комедии: новые случайные жертвы, возня с покойниками, ремонт в доме. На фоне криминальных событий меняется сам пенсионер.

The husband decided to celebrate the New year with a young mistress in his country house, converted from a former pig farm, he sends his wife to visit his mother-in-law, and for an alibi invites an old friend…

Administrator of a Fitness-Club Kostya thinks that having a woman taller than 180sm by a man's side is a symbol of his prosperity and success. But he can only dream of having a 180sm beauty by his side. One day he decides to go on a date with one of his 180sm tall Fitness-Club members, after calling almost all the women he doesn't get a single acceptation : each of them has her own problems with men. However, accidentally it happens that way that he happens to be on a date with all of his dream ladies...

Казалось бы, фильмов с рефлексирующими героями хватает, однако - первый фильм о российской буржуазии, первая честная попытка разобраться в феноменологии нового класса, к тому же снятый в подлинных, апартаментах, дорогих ресторанах и клубах, а не в картонных декорациях. Почему у, казалось бы, успешных, состоявшихся людей так часто замечаешь пустой, потухший взгляд, - задается вопросом автор сценария, писательница Наталия Вико. Всем знакомая тема одиночества современной обеспеченной женщины открывается по-новому.