What to watch: 8 new Russian movies you must see

Even today, in Sevcable Porto in St.Petersburg, the international film festival “Example of Toning” begins, which will last until June 4, so we advise you to devote the first weekend of summer to a trip to the northern capital and to the cinema. What to watch? We are talking about domestic premieres waiting for you as part of the Intonation Sample main program!

There is also a chance to participate in international screenings: The festival will also screen films “Copenhagen Does Not Exist” by Martin Skovbjerg, “House of Pleasure” by Anissa Bonnfon, “Gods of Mexico” and “Revival” by Helmut Dosantos. 69: Return of the Legend” by Ron Chapman. Audiences will also have a parallel program based on the conference room’port project with free access – it includes screenings and discussions of short films, feature films and documentaries from the workshop of Alexander Sokurov, Intonation Example Foundation and friends. especially the “Saint Anna” short film festival. For those who are bored with the cinema, the activities of the training program prepared in cooperation with SHIKI (School of Arts and Creative Industries) experts will be presented.

Program, schedule and tickets – on the website!

“Tale”, Alexander Sokurov (2022)

Fantasy of Alexander Sokurov, which can easily surprise the audience, awaits a serious art house. At the center of the plot are four unlikely heroes who find themselves together in a monochrome purgatory. A dreamlike reflection gathers them together in a kind of hazy purgatory, where they can freely converse with other horrific dead men in history, from Churchill to Mussolini and Jesus himself.

“The cage is looking for a bird”, Malika Musaeva (2023)

17-year-old Yakha lives in a Chechen village and loves to wander the fields with her friend Madina. He is open to life and knows what he wants, but his ability to make his own choices is limited. A very subtle and touching drama about choice.

“Bullfinch”, Boris Khlebnikov (2023)

Alexander Robak, Timofey Tribuntsev, Yevgeny Syty and others in the drama, whose events unfold aboard the fishing boat Snegir, a houseboat for a gang of sea vagrants. They are all different, but they are connected with the desire to hunt richer, earn good money and return alive to the shore. And two newcomers become part of this world. The sea is changeable, and the storm is not the real test awaiting the crew of the ship with the new arrivals.

“One Little Night’s Secret”, Natalia Meshchaninova (2023)

The movie that won your editor’s heart at the Spirit of Fire festival. The main character Mira is only fourteen years old, and everything seems to be fine with her: she has a mother, a stepfather, a younger sister, gifts for the New Year, a Christmas tree, a cat and a friend to whom. going to a party. True, there is something about him that no one knows. A little night secret.

“Heritage” by Roman Mikhailov (2023)

Ruslan is a nice guy from a small town. He hangs out with his friends, goes to discos, meets girls, lives his ordinary life. But one day, he decides to abandon rationality and rely on faith, taking a step into the unknown. Will his friends, neighbors, and family accept him when they find out he’s not like everyone else?

“The White List”, Alisa Khazanova (2023)

Alexey Serebryakov is in a detective crime drama whose events unfold in the spring of 2015, when two employees of the Investigative Committee are sent to a small town near Moscow – a retired veteran and a young careerist. Officially, their job is to investigate the suicide of a local schoolgirl, which the whole country learned about thanks to a newspaper article. In fact, heroes are expected to imitate activities – until the interest of the public and authorities in the subject fades. As a result, the investigation drags on for years, upending the lives of the heroes, and the perpetrators are closer than you think.

“Knots”, Oleg Khamokov (2023)

An adult trucker marries a seventeen-year-old girl. They build the village’s largest house, which eventually turns into an impregnable fortress.

“Russian Dreams” by Anton Eliseev (2023)

The film tells the story of a young man who finds himself in the village with his grandmother after the death of his mother. The villager looks forward to the return of the boy’s father, but he does not come and the son sets out to look for him with his brother.