Yuri's Day

Russia, 2008, 137 min
Dir. Kirill Serebrennikov
Lubov, a world famous opera diva, arrives in her native town of Youriev-Polskii in order to show it to her teenage son before they both leave Russia for Europe. During one of their visits to a local Kremlin, Lubov’s son mysteriously disappears.

Nirvana

Russia, 2008, 93 min
Dir. Igor Voloshin
A touching story about love and betrayal, and ultimately about a friendship between Alissa and Val - two girls living in one city.

20 Cigarettes

Russia, 2007, 90 min
Dir. Alexander Gornovsky
This dynamic and ironic work comes from the award winning scriptwriter of Pavel Lungin’s ‘The Island’. The film follows a day in the life of Moscow businessman Andrei, as events take ever more dramatic turns with each cigarette that he smokes.

Cruelty

Russia, 2007, 90 min
Dir. Marina Liubakova
Zoya is a successful but lonely business woman in her thirties. Vika is a teenage girl longing for independence. Her favourite pastime is photographing the life in the windows of a neighbouring house. One day, her photograph captures an intimate encounter between Zoya and her married lover.

Best of Times

Russia, 2007, 93 min
Dir. Svetlana Proskurina
The narrative in Svetlana Proskurina's latest film is deceptively simple. Two middle-aged women, Katia and Valia, are looking back on a distant youth in which, together with a man called Valentin, they formed a tragic love triangle.

Wild Field

Russia, 2008, 104 min
Dir. Mikhail Kalatozishvili
A film created by the grandson of the great Mikhail Kalatozov, the only Russian director to ever win a Palme d’Or. 'Wild Field' tells the story of a young doctor called Dmitri who is sent to the Kazakh steppe.

Simple Things

Russia, 2007, 110 min
Dir. Alexei Popogrebsky
A tender, subtle and nuanced portrayal of simple everyday life, 'Simple Things' is the first solo work from one of the creators of ‘Roads to Koktebel’. The film swept the board of awards at Kinotavr 2007.

12

Russia, 2007, 153 min
Dir. Nikita Mikhalkov
12 characters, 12 truths. A story of 12 jurors discussing a verdict to pass on an 18-year old Chechen boy whether he is guilty of the 1st degree murder of his step father, an officer of the Russian army.

Terra Nova

Russia, 2008, 140 min
Dir. Alexander Mel’nik
It is 2013. The entire world has abolished capital punishment. Prisons are overcrowded with ex-condemned men. The international community decides to launch an experiment entitled ‘Terra Nova’.

Live to Remember

Russia, 2008, 100 min
Dir. Alexander Proshkin
Officially selected to open 19th Sochi film festival Kinotavr 2008, this film is an adaptation of Valentin Rasputin’s short story.