Origin: Russia
Genre: Drama
13 content found
Saving Leningrad 2019

September 1941. In a turn of events young lovebirds Kostya and Nastya find themselves on board of a barge that will evacuate people from sieged Leningrad. At night the barge gets into the storm. When it starts sinking, enemy planes - but not rescuers - are the first to arrive at the scene.

Category: Action, Drama, War

Stars: Maria Melnikova, Andrey Mironov-Udalov, Gela Meskhi, Anastasiya Melnikova

6.0 IMDB Rating 4,829 Views
The Optimists 2017

The Optimists is a Russian spy drama series that brings a 1960's "Mad Men" aesthetic to the Nikita Khrushchev-era, set during peak Cold War. The show opens during the 1959 American National Exhibition in Sokolniki and continues to...

Category: Drama

Stars: Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Severija Janusauskaite, Artyom Bystrov

7.0 IMDB Rating 8,084 Views
The Pilot. A Battle for Survival 2021

During a mission in WWII, the plane of Nikolai Komlev is shot down. He manages to bring his plane down in a remote forest clearing, but far from friendly territory, he faces a relentless test of physical and mental endurance.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Aeric Azana, Daniel Brach, Elena Drobysheva

6.0 IMDB Rating 1,490 Views
Rzhev 2019

In the winter of 1942/1943, a series of not-so-well known, yet bloody battles occurred near the town of Rzhev. Those battles received the name of 'Rzhev Meat Grinder'. The film is based on the award-winning novel by Vyacheslav Kondra

Category: Drama, History, War

Stars: Sergey Zharkov, Ivan Batarev, Oleg Gayanov

6.0 IMDB Rating 1,852 Views
The Dawns Here Are Quiet 2015

Russia, May 1942. Well behind friendly lines a veteran sergeant commands a small anti-aircraft unit. His troops are inexperienced women. They will soon be tested in battle as the Germans parachute a crack squad of saboteurs into the

Category: Drama, War

Stars: Pyotr Fyodorov, Anastasiya Mikulchina, Evgeniya Malakhova

6.7 IMDB Rating 1,875 Views
Chernobyl 2021

A story about a heroic fireman who worked as one of Chernobyl liquidators.

Category: Comedy, Drama, History

Stars: Danila Kozlovskiy, Oksana Akinshina, Filipp Avdeev

4.3 IMDB Rating 2,293 Views
Unknown Battle 2019

After several months of fierce fighting, the Red Army finally knocks the enemy out of the village of Ovsyannikovo, which costs huge losses - only a third of the personnel remain from the company. Exhausted to the limit, the soldiers are waiting for reinforcements, but an order comes from the headquarters - to keep the village at all costs, and this is tantamount to a death sentence. The company commander faces a difficult choice - either to lose the remnants of the company, following a meaningless command order, or to withdraw his people from mortar fire, but at the same time leave their positions and go to the tribunal for violating the order. In extremely realistic details, only one fierce battle is shown, in which, like in a drop of water, the whole truth about the war is reflected.

Category: Drama, History, War

Stars: Sergey Zharkov, Ivan Batarev, Oleg Gayanov, Arseniy Semyonov

5,8 IMDB Rating 2,423 Views
Vernost 2019

By the age of 30, Lena was able to achieve good results in life. She worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist. Colleagues respected, and happy patients tried to thank her. Her personal life also developed quite safely. Husband Sergei worked as an actor in a drama theater, showed concern and did not interfere in affairs, but recently she began to notice serious changes in his behavior. Another fact is that they did not have sex. One day she reads one of her husband's text messages, she is convinced he is cheating on her. At one point, she does not stand up and in revenge cheats with a little-known man. For her, a new world unexpectedly opens up, filled with passion and incredible emotions, which she uses for her emotional state. But constant betrayal is becoming an integral part of double life.

Category: Drama

Stars: Evgeniya Gromova, Aleksandr Pal, Marina Vasileva

5,9 IMDB Rating 3,721 Views
Podolskiye kursanty 2020

The film tells the story of the Podolsk cadets' heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets from the Podolsk infantry and artillery schools were sent to the Ilyinsky line of defense, fighting alongside units from the Soviet 43rd Army to hold back the German advance until reinforcements arrived. Hopelessly outnumbered, young men in their teens laid down their lives in a battle lasting almost two weeks to obstruct the far superior German forces advancing towards Moscow. This film is not only about war. It is also about love, true camaraderie, and the path from boyhood to manhood. Around 3,500 cadets and their commanding officers were sent to hold up the last line of defense outside Moscow. Most of them remained there for eternity.

Category: Action, Drama, War

Stars: Artyom Gubin, Lubov Konstantinova, Igor Yudin, Aleksey Bardukov

6,4 IMDB Rating 2,714 Views
Epidemiya 2019

An unknown virus turns Moscow into a city of the dead. There is no electricity, money has lost all value and those who are still not infected, are desperately fighting for food and fuel. The main character, Sergei, lives outside the city with the woman he loves and her autistic son. It's still safe there. In spite of that he rushes to Moscow to save his ex-wife and their son, although she hates Sergei . These people, who never believed they'd be under the same roof again, have to put the past behind them and set off on a long, dangerous journey north to find an isolated hunting lodge on a deserted island. The Outbreak is a family drama in the midst of a global disaster. It is one of the first post-apocalyptic TV shows in Russia and is based on bestselling book, Vongozero, which was written by Yana Vagner and translated into eleven languages. One of the parts will be played by Maryana Spivak (principle role in the film, Loveless by Andrei Zvyagintsev, which won the "Jury Prize" at Cannes in 2017).

Category: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Stars: Viktoriya Agalakova, Viktoriya Isakova, Kirill Käro, Gilli Messer

7.1 IMDB Rating 10,640 Views
Beanpole 2019

1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.

Category: Drama, War

Stars: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Andrey Bykov, Igor Shirokov

7.2 IMDB Rating 3,493 Views
Why Don’t You Just Die! 2019

Andrei, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one of them has a reason to want revenge..

Category: Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Stars: Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Vitaliy Khaev, Evgeniya Kregzhde

6,8 IMDB Rating 3,262 Views
The Last Warrior 2018

These are times when one civilization is replacing another. A new era is about to begin in Central Eurasia. Scythians, the proud warriors, are all but gone. The few of their descendants have become ruthless mercenary assassins, the "waves of Ares." Lutobor, is a soldier with a difficult task at hand. He becomes involved in internecine conflicts and sets off on a perilous journey to save his family. His guide is a captive Scythian by the name of Weasel. Lutobor and Weasel are enemies. They pray to different gods but must embark on this journey together. They brave the wild steppes, moving toward the last haven of the Scythians, to what seems to be their inevitable demise.

Category: Action, Drama, Fantasy

Stars: Aleksey Faddeev, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Yuriy Tsurilo

6,3 IMDB Rating 9,894 Views