The Way Back

The Way Back 2010

7.01

At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts, mountains and several nations.

2010

Shark Side of the Moon

Shark Side of the Moon 2022

5.10

Decades ago, the USSR developed unkillable sharks and launched them to the moon. Today, a team of American astronauts will endure the fight of their lives.

2022

An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad 1983

5.90

Actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow, and meets a mysterious Englishman. Turns out he's the notorious spy, Guy Burgess. Based on a true story, with Ms. Browne playing herself.

1983

Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR

Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR 2021

8.50

Three decades after the nuclear explosion, almost everything has been said about this ecological and sanitary disaster that made Pripiat a part of History. How did the greatest industrial disaster change the course of History, disrupt global geopolitics and, directly or indirectly, redistribute the balances and power relations of the twentieth century? The world will never be the same again. By retracing the incredible battle waged by the Soviet Union against radiation, this film proposes to retrace and enlighten an extraordinary story, while exploring the historical stakes in the medium and long-term…

2021

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes 2022

7.60

Thirty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in Soviet Ukraine, newly uncovered archival footage and recorded interviews with those who were present paint an emotional and gripping portrait of the extent and gravity of the disaster and the lengths to which the Soviet government went to cover up the incident, including the soldiers sent in to “liquidate” the damage. Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes is the full, unvarnished true story of what happened in one of the least understood tragedies of the twentieth century.

2022

USSR (1917-1991)

USSR (1917-1991) 2024

1

Experimental short film that explores the rise and decline of the Soviet Union, from the revolutionary spark of 1917 to the challenges and sacrifices endured during World War II, until its dissolution in 1991.

2024

The Last Days of the USSR

The Last Days of the USSR 2011

8.00

From 1989 to 1991 a string of unpredictable events happened that brought to light the rivalry between two men: Gorbachev, hindered by the economic results of his perestroika, and Yeltsin, embodying the hopes of the Russian people. Illustrated with interviews of top protagonists such as Mikhail Gobachev himself, the documentary recounts the critical last two years of the former USSR.

2011

Long Days, Short Weeks....

Long Days, Short Weeks.... 1980

1

The telefilm tells about young people of the late 70s and their choice of their life path.

1980

Naître Svetlana Staline

Naître Svetlana Staline 2023

7.00

In 1967, in the middle of the Cold War, Joseph Stalin's only daughter goes to the American embassy in New Delhi and asks for asylum. Svetlana leaves behind her country and her two children. Hunted by the press, the KGB, and many admirers, the woman, nicknamed the Kremlin princess, will never cease to flee. From the summit of the Soviet empire to the solitude and poverty of her last years in a Wisconsin home, Gabriel Tejedor traces the destiny of a resolutely free woman, at the very heart of the century and its geopolitical challenges.

2023

The Big Space Travel

The Big Space Travel 1975

5.30

From the same studio that produced Richard Viktorov's diptych Moscow-Cassiopeia / Adolescents in the Universe comes this second teen-themed sci-fi adventure, in which three youngsters have to take command of a space flight when their adult captain comes down sick and is forced to quarantine himself.

1975

Russian Roulette: Subway games

Russian Roulette: Subway games 2006

1

Russian Roulette takes you on a journey across Russia and Ukraine, exploring post-soviet underground- systems of Kiev, Kharkov, Minsk, Moscow, Nizhny, Novgorod, and St. Petersburg. The reason why there isn't a cast or a crew list and all the artists' faces are blurred is that this film portrays people breaking the law.

2006

Iron Princess

Iron Princess 1988

1

A musical fairy tale film for children about how important it is to protect the heart from indifference and laziness and reveals a modern problem: in order to change something, you must, first of all, rebuild yourself. In this, the heroes of the fairy tale are helped by a wise, kind Dwarf who fights Rust and Mold who tries to own the thoughts and feelings of children.

1988

Woman with an Editing Bench

Woman with an Editing Bench 2016

7.00

Inspired by the woman who edited "Man with a Movie Camera" (1929), "Woman with an Editing Bench" reveals the personal impact of Stalin’s censorship of cinema on a woman navigating politics, bureaucracy and the impetuous outbursts of collaborators to create something beautiful despite the odds.

2016

The Forgotten Shadows

The Forgotten Shadows 1970

1

A Fan-Film setting after the events of the series Stranger Things Season 3. Early Winter, 1985. Presumed dead by the world, Jim Hopper finds himself trapped in a secret Russian gulag. Haunted by visions of his past, Hopper struggles to survive days after days in the Pot'ma camp. Until Dmitri Antonov, a guard also tormented by his own demons, offers him a chance to escape. The Winter Purge is forthcoming.

1970

The Zitars

The Zitars 1989

5.00

Tragedy of the Zitars family based on the novel by Vilis Lacis.

1989

Kitchenblock

Kitchenblock 2021

7.10

Summer 1980. While the Olympics held in the USSR, strange and horrible things are happening in a run-of-the-mill pioneer camp. It turns out pioneer vampires exist not only in horror stories. Smart beyond his years, independent, sensitive and determined to go all the way for the right reasons, main hero Valerka, arrives at summer camp ‘Thunderbird’ for 3 weeks of carefree recreation. Little brave boy secretly aim to discover the reason behind his brother death. Harmless and eternal journey begins to turn around when he soon discovers that one of his roommates is actually sucking the blood. Now, the independent hero must team up to find out how the vampires ended up in a Soviet summer camp, how to destroy them, and who actually killed his brother. Upon the way, Valerka learn how to trust, meet friends and sacrifice himself to the one he truly fell in love. The cost of everyone`s freedoms turned him into a vampire. Has he turned into a monster forever?

2021

Patient Zero

Patient Zero 2022

7.90

USSR, 1980s. The Elista Children's Hospital is experiencing the country's first major HIV outbreak, with more than 70 children and several adults infected. Now everyone: doctors, patients, relatives need to preserve human dignity in the face of a terrible disease for which there is no cure yet.

2022

Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on The East (1941-1943)

Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on The East (1941-1943) 2021

6.90

June 1941, Hitler attacks the USSR: he wants to conquer this "Living space" which he dreams of for his Reich. It comes up against enemy realities: the vastness of the territory, the polar cold and the determination of a people with inexhaustible human resources. How far will Hitler take Germany?

2021

Apocalypse: Stalin

Apocalypse: Stalin 2015

7.16

The rise of Stalin, from his early beginning as a bankrobber to the cold-blooded leader of the Soviet Union.

2015

Canada vs USSR 1972

Canada vs USSR 1972 1972

1

It is a moment unlike any other in time. From coast to coast, Canada is united by the game we call our own. The outcome of this historic "Summit Series" is decided in the final minute of the final game. After playing the Soviets in the Forum, Maple Leaf Gardens, Winnipeg and Vancouver, Team Canada leaves for Moscow with only one victory on home ice. Behind the Iron Curtain, they lose the first of the remaining four at the Luzhniki Ice Palace. What follows, is the most dramatic hockey series ever played.

1972