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Max is a young and nimble provincial, not particularly burdened by morals and principles, energetically making a successful career in Moscow. He works in a recruitment agency, and his specialization is to fire top managers, help squeeze out shares in companies, and similar routine business issues. Max’s next task is to get rid of Georgy, the chief programmer of a large IT company. At first glance, work for a couple of days, because who is Gregory? A bearded boy under 40, the embodiment of simplicity and harmlessness. But it turns out that this is a unique case, and it is incredibly difficult to fire Gregory. Especially considering what a charming half-sister he has. Max has to go through a lot of funny, touching and dangerous trials that will help him understand that there are other values in life besides career, money and real estate.
Feb 2026
Catherine II always knew that her successor would not be her son Pavel, but her beloved grandson Aleksandr. From his earliest years, he was brought up as a future ruler - in strict discipline and with a brilliant education. Having finally become emperor, Aleksandr intended to continue the reforms of his predecessors - to abolish serfdom and introduce a constitution. But at the beginning of the 19th century, a war broke out between two great empires - France and Russia. Aleksandr had to go through a thorny path from brilliant reforms to the Patriotic War.
Nov 2026
The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.
Apr 2021
A young and talented architect comes to his senses after a horrific accident only to find himself in the odd dystopian world. A world that is filled with the memories of all current coma patients. Just like a human memory this world is fragmental, chaotic and unstable. This is COMA: icecaps, rivers and cities can all exist in a space of a single room and laws of physics are no longer laws as they can be bent.
Jan 2020
About writing music for Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker.
Jan 2028
There are two of them: a mother and a girl. They have no names. And they are in a constant run. The mother runs away from the daughter in an attempt to start new life, and the girl runs after her mother as she has no idea how to live without her. This endless run is full with repeated mistakes and resembles a barrel-organ sorrowful song or a spinning-top rotation. This small ridiculous toy "volchok" was the first toy in the girl's life, the only thing that tied her with the mother.
Aug 2009
A Russian missile submarine disappears without trace during a secret mission in the Greenland Sea. A vessel is deployed to search for it, captained by the brother of the missing submarine’s commander. The search crew is tasked with locating the submarine and preventing a top-secret weapon from falling into enemy hands. Meanwhile, a geological research operation at the North Pole awakens the Kraken, a giant deep-water monster with an incredible ability to camouflage and an uncanny intelligence. As the search party narrows in on the missing submarine, they will encounter the legendary creature of the deep.
Apr 2025
The funny adventures of a characters of Russian folk fairy tales in the contemporary world.
Nov 2011
In November, at the very beginning of the terrible winter of 1941, when the blockade ring closes around Leningrad, a group of young iceboat athletes goes out onto the thin, not yet formed ice. The mission to deliver ammunition turns into an operation to save orphans from an orphanage who were not evacuated in time. Former rivals in regatta sports must now turn into a real united team in order to survive themselves and give hope to everyone else.
Apr 2026
Grigory, born into an oligarch family, is so spoiled that he believes he's above the law. When he faces jail, his father decides to 'rehabilitate' his son. An abandoned village is reconstructed, 19th century style. Grigory 'goes back in time', reincarnated as a serf, to learn how to appreciate life and to work hard.
Nov 2019
Sisters Maria and Anastasia are best friends, and they cope not only with a grumpy mother, but also with ancient magic, because of which winter has not come in their village for many decades. The girls manage to overcome all obstacles, drive away the evil witch, melt the heart of the Lord of Cold, and also find love.
Oct 2026
An evil Mermaid falls in love with Marina's fiancé Roman and aims to keep him away from Marina in her Kingdom of Death under water. The Mermaid is a young woman who drowned a few centuries ago. Marina only has one week to overcome her fear of the dark water, to remain human in the deathly fight with the monsters and not to become one herself.
Jul 2018
Ellie lives in a distant city. One day, the evil witch Gingema conjured a hurricane that took Ellie and her dog Totoshka to the country of the Munchkins. To return home, Ellie and her friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion will set off along the yellow brick road to the Emerald City in search of the Wizard who will grant their cherished wishes.
Jan 2025
2014. American reporter Matt McKay, who was in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq, is sent to the east of Ukraine to find out and report on the Russian invasion of Donbas ...
Dec 2014
A story of a legendary battle, where seventeen fearless warriors defend their land against an army of thousands well-trained soldiers. In 13th-century Mongol warrior hordes and their leader, Batu Khan, control most of the known world. As the Mongols move towards Europe they invade the last Russian principality standing in their way. Little do they know, their plans are about to be ruined by a small detachment of heroic strong men led by a mysterious brave warrior. This is a story about courage, endurance and self-sacrifice for the sake of one's country. This is the story of Evpaty the Furious.
Nov 2017
Katya and Ivan are on the verge of divorce. They agree to participate in an unusual family therapy: a Commentator will live with them for a month - a person who speaks out all their thoughts and feelings.
Jan 2026
The space pirate Veselchak U got stuck on Earth in our time after a run-in with Alice Selezneva, her mother, and high school students from a Moscow school. More than anything, he wants to take over Cosmion, return to his own time, and finally lead the Pirate Alliance. His search for the artifact leads him to the boy Yura and his mother Katya, who are mysteriously connected to Cosmion. And when the powerful space warrior Theo starts hunting for them, the Merry Man has to stand up for Yura and Katya — after all, he is a noble pirate. Together they embark on a journey full of dangerous adventures to uncover all the secrets of their past and future.
Apr 2027
The sea, August, interesting and simple people. They tan, swim, play volleyball, basketball, drink, dance and then find someone to spend the night with. Many grew out of their student phase and can afford a more comfortable holiday but when July comes they grab a tent, jump into their cars and come here. Here, nobody talks about work and the size of your wallet means nothing.
Nov 2006
Young, unmarried, a successful surgeon, Dmitry Gorin, on the advice of his sister invites a friend for a date. Attractive teacher, beautiful creation Ana Svetlova loses control of herself under the influence of alcohol and the date turns into a nightmare.
Apr 2012
Residents of Honey Valley are getting ready for their favorite holiday - City Day, when all citizens have the opportunity to admire a unique artifact - the Golden Hive. According to legend, it was found by the founders of Honey Valley, and legend has it that thousands of misfortunes will fall upon the town if the Hive disappears. On the eve of the holiday, the Beehive is kidnapped. The squirrel Chink, Sophie's owl detective's assistant, is blamed for this. Chink and his friends have to unravel the case, find the real crook and return not only the Golden Hive, but also peace to the Valley.
Nov 2022