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Assa
Cult Russian underground music film. A gangster’s mistress befriends a free-spirited punk. Cameo by pop icon Viktor Tsoi.Published on: -
Nazidanie
The 2006 World Cup final wasn’t just a match that ended in a red card for Zinédine Zidane and a loss for France: it was…Published on: -
Tesnota
While her parents scrape together a ransom to pay their son’s kidnappers, rebellious teenager Ilana tries to fight her way out of the oppressive JewisPublished on: -
3rd Builders’ Street
3rd Builders’ Street focuses on the concrete-panel houses which appeared throughout the Soviet Union from the 1960s. The use of colour separationPublished on: -
The Bottomless Bag
This Russian adaptation of the story that inspired Kurosawa’s masterpiece Rashomon (1950) is filmed in stately black-and-white and is set partly at thPublished on: -
Eight Images from the Life of Nastya Sokolova
Nastya Sokolova is one of the many overqualified graduates in Russia. This documentary reveals the unlikely range of work experience she has gathPublished on: -
Arrhythmia
A passionate, yet often drunk paramedic is about to lose his home, his job and most of all his beloved wife who wants to leave…Published on: -
Anna’s War
The horrific true story of Jewish Anna, a girl who somehow survived World War II in Ukraine, is of great beauty. The six-year old hid in…Published on: -
Assault
Anonymous terrorists taking hostages at a school forces the members of an impromptu assault team to face their personal fears.Published on: -
Achrome
Can a human surrounded by violence remain innocent? Visually impressive, grim war film about a Wehrmacht soldier from the Baltic states.Published on: