Бой с тенью
Russian monk Grigori Rasputin rises to power, which corrupts him along the way. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination.
Based on the story of the same name by Anatoly Ivanov. A sad and dramatic love story of a village girl Alka Uralova for a man older than her, worthy of love, but not free - Sergei Khoprov has a wife, he has children. Love gives Alka the strength to live life to the fullest and enjoy it. But she tells her the only right decision - not to ruin the happiness of Sergei and his family, to be left alone with her love.
Artak has served his military service in the Russian countryside where he meets Valya. But Valya's mother refuses to send her only daughter to “these far highlands, where earthquakes happen all the time”. Artak is forced to ask his contrasting and numerous relatives –Armenian villagers– to visit a remote Russian village to bring a bride to Armenia.
An Hour Before Dawn
The fifth-grader Borya, a fidget and an inventor, was appointed a counselor in the first class. Not taking this at first seriously, the boy gradually became interested in new and unexpected duties for him.
After returning from the army, Sasha learns that Tonya, whom he loves, met another guy, became a mother, is raising a child and works in an oil field in the Gomel region. Sasha goes to the oil field to see Tonya for a possible explanation.