Dmitry Kuznetsov

A day in the life of a comic book artist and his family in Russia. While suffering from the flu, Petrov is carried by his friend Igor on a long walk, drifting in and out of fantasy and reality.

When the police finally catch an elusive serial killer, no one can prove his guilt, resulting in the lead detective making it personal.

Kill Me

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A Russian film crew is coming to Varanasi to shoot an arthouse film. The whole atmosphere of the ancient city encourages us to think about the meaning of what is happening, about the essence of cinema, about values that are usually considered obvious and not discussed. Soon, the filming process begins to collapse, and the film begins to shoot itself. This movie is a parable about the crumbling of the world and correction, about love as the only force capable of healing the world.

An actress and theater dancer flies to India to find her mother, who once abandoned her and joined a certain sect. Soon she no longer understands whether what she sees is happening in India or whether it is the scenery inside her native theater. Masks, dolls, songs - does this happen in a small town square or on one of the venues in St. Petersburg?

The average Moscow taxi driver starts suspecting that there is something wrong with his clients, who keep going about the city. Mysterious destinations, strange motions, hysterical laughter, puzzling placement of the black bundle. The protagonist is intrigued which leads to an unpleasant discovery. It turns out that the world has long been taken over by “psyons” – psychological operators controlling human mind.

The complete history of hip-hop in Russia, from its underground stage to hitting huge stadiums, is seen through the eyes of the brightest and most iconic representatives of the profession. This film looks behind the scenes of Russian rap, exposing all the conflicts and clashes, showing the genre’s true colors and answering the question of how it managed to capture this generation’s attention and become their anthem.

Popular Russian rapper Husky experiences an existential crisis and faces difficult self-identity questions. To find the answers he comes to places where there are no borders between reality and fiction, becoming part of the game and speculation.

"Puss Riot and other sins" - The Putin system is taking on more and more features of the Soviet system. The big fear and paranoia returns.

Inner Fire

24-year-old Platon is not quite clear about what to do with his life. Because of his parents’ connections, he ends up as junior employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After less than a week, he receives an absurd — and almost impossible — task from his eccentric boss. To his help comes Pasha, his friend and flatmate. The young lads understand that for an unusual problem they need an unusual solution.

A portrait of Richard Semashkov, a rapper famous for anti-liberal songs and friendship with Prilepin and other "patriotic" artists.

Aysha is preparing for the wedding, but suddenly learns that her brother Timur has disappeared. In search of her brother, the girl returns to her native village, where she encounters not only her own past, but also a secret hidden in the depths of the forest.

As a child, Ruslan and his mother often accompanied his father, a professional gambler and cardsharper, on trips to sanatoriums, where he used his wife and son as a distraction to rob other card players. Over time, Ruslan's father gained a foothold in the gangster environment. One day, he and his family are invited to a luxurious gangster wedding, where 9-year-old Ruslan falls in love with a girl whom he considers his future bride. Ten years later, when the 1990's arrived, Ruslan still cannot forget his love, and together with his friends he gets caught up in the whirlpool of criminal life...

The ZHARA Music Awards (ЖАРА Music Awards) is a Russian music award ceremony organized by ZHARA TV, part of the ZHARA Media network founded by Emin Agalarov. It has been held annually since 2018, and winners are chosen by public voting rather than a closed jury .