Katerina Medvedeva

An unexpected encounter with an unfamiliar woman rouses Marlene, a young single mother, from her unsatisfying routine. Inspired by the provocative verve shown by her new friend, Marlene takes a plunge into the unknown. Is this what a life without children and obligations could look like? But during Marlene’s quest for freedom, piecemeal images from her childhood begin to intrude more and more, reawakening a repressed childhood trauma.

Семья Вайгелей решила продать свой земельный участок, чтобы купить квартиру, а семья Галкиных, перебравшаяся в Германию из России, решила его купить, чтобы построить дом. О цене договорились, ударили по рукам, заключили сделку и поехали ее к Галкиным отмечать...

Jelena and her mother Vera left Russia 20 years ago to come to Germany. Since this time, they’ve been living together in a tiny two bedroom appartment. Vera is almost 70 now and unable to accept reality in Germany. In her mind, she still lives in Russia, where she was a famous dancer. She gave up everything to allow her daughter to make her career in the west. But Jelena only managed to get a job as a dance teacher for chubby little girls…

Master painter Hans Moll and his wife, the television announcer Ms. Wellinek and her husband, and the German-Russian Jew Yevgenia have many things to live on: food, drink, an apartment. What they do not have is work. They all discover the yearning for a chance to start all over again and bring themselves back to life.

Marseille describes an interlude in the life of young Berlin photographer Sophie. Wanting a change, Sophie does an apartment swap, so she can go photograph the city of Marseille, and most of all get away from Berlin.

The firefighter Erik wants to make a proposal to his girlfriend Sofie, but at the crucial moment sparkles the attractive Melissa in between. When Sofie learns that Erik had a fleeting affair with Melissa on Carnival, a world collapses for her. But the two gather again, as Erik promises high and holy that such a thing will never happen again. To underline the seriousness of his intentions, he makes her an unconventional offer: he "gives" her an infidelity. He should not have done that, because suddenly he threatens to lose Sofie to his best friend.

История юноши Кости Савченко, вернувшегося вместе с родителями в Москву из эвакуации в канун 1947 года. Коммуналка, дворовые мальчишки, шпана, раздельное обучение в школе, денежная реформа 1947-го, поступление во ВГИК... В основе фильма Саввы Кулиша (1936-2001) — автобиография. Судьба героя ленты Кости Савченко почти полностью повторяет послевоенную судьбу автора. Это предпоследняя работа знаменитого режиссера, который принадлежал к поколению «шестидесятников». «Железный занавес», как заметил на премьере фильма поэт Евгений Евтушенко, — «реалистически-сюрреалистический фильм, который мог снять только шестидесятник» «Какими мы были, как жили за „железным занавесом“? — задается вопросом создатель фильмов „Мертвый сезон“, „Взлет“, «Сказки… сказки… сказки старого Арбата», „Трагедия в стиле рок“. И отвечает: „Просто, весело, ужасно“...