Overview of articles
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The Man Who Surprised Everyone
A terminally ill forest ranger wants to live his final months as a woman. In a remote Siberian community he pays dearly.Published on: -
Sheena667
A quiet life of a young Russian man turns upside down after he meets a girl from a faraway world that he barely knows.Published on: -
Todos somos marineros
Assured debut about three fishermen stranded in an unfamiliar world. How to carry on when life comes to a standstill?Published on: -
Starling and Lyre
Farewell project by the legendary Grigori Alexandrov, co-director of October. This grandly dressed-up melodrama, in which the Soviets fulfil thePublished on: -
The Lighthouse
This newly restored debut film shows the war in the Caucasus – without directly showing the fighting. Its talented director passed away exactlyPublished on: -
Transnistra
She loves me? She loves me not? Uncertainty dominates the lives of youngsters in the tiny, unrecognised state of Transnistria.Published on: -
The River
Tablet, television and video games infiltrate Kazakhstan in this tranquil portrait of farm boys who are tempted to choose modernity over tradition.Published on: -
British Agent
While the Russian Revolution is in full swing, a British secret agent has to prevent Bolsheviks signing a treaty with Germany. Against his better judgPublished on: -
One, Two, Three
This inimitable, hilarious espionage story by Billy Wilder (and scriptwriter I.A.L. Diamond) was shot during the construction of the Berlin Wall. C.R.Published on: -
Carelia: Internacional con monumento
Trauma, culture and politics in Russian Karelia, where we hear echos of Pan, god of nature, and panic.Published on: