Viktor Stepanenko

Tachanka from the South

Based on an authentic story, and in the pure tradition of Soviet cinema, the tragic fate of a family of Polish Jews during World War II.

Male opera singer and female debutante are madly in love. Unfortunately, their love is threatened by Spaceman, who is also in love with debutante, and then by eerie Sniper.

In the Ukrainian village of Konotop, the chief Centurion wants to marry a beautiful girl and asks for the help of a young witch.

Rain in a Foreign City

Yuras, a young man who has served eight years for a minor crime, is released from prison. He finds himself in his village, already in independent Ukraine. On the radio is heard a voice of the first president, who promises Ukrainians the right to a dignified life, and young people in clubs "dance non-Moscow, independent rock 'n' roll". The young man is trying to fit into a new picture of the world, even starting a relationship with a Latvian girl. The smell of freedom and international friendship wafts through the air. Dreamy and full of hope for a new life, Yuras is returned to earth by the executive service of the police, which acts as a long-standing and well-established repressive mechanism.

A tale of a twelve years old Larik, one of the young heroes of Civil War in Russia.

Based on the story of Marko Vovchok "Pavlо Chornokryl". Pavlo Chornokryl, passionate about young beauty Varka, kills his wife Anna for the opportunity to be with her mistress.

Fire

We Take Everything Upon Ourselves

Coast Warning

The action takes place in one of the major port cities of the North. Young welder Mark Talalin and foreman Ilya Besedin cannot find the true reasons for their disagreements and conflicts.

Hello, Gnat!

Set in a new mining town in the Donets Coal Basin, it centres on a clash between the young miners, the political establishment, and a religious cult lead by a devious Pentecostal evangelist infiltrated into the community who tries to make the workers fall under his influence.

To the Attention of Citizens and Organizations

The dramatic story of the merchant's daughter, who became a brave fighter of the cavalry squadron of the red Army, later could not find herself in a peaceful life

David Motuzka, demobilized Red Army soldier, returns to his native village, hoping to see the changes caused by the revolutionary events. But he cannot see no improvement. The village is ruled by the kulaks and David's childhood friend Kornii Matiukha helps them.

Where are you, Knights?

A participant in the war with the fascist regime, a Soviet soldier Chigorin, who bravely fought in Odessa, decides to return to the black sea city and walk through the memorable places where a lot of blood of brave defenders was shed for every inch of land. On the train, a random companion of the man becomes Katya, a charming young girl who asks Chigorin to tell about those events. Going headfirst into the memories, the former soldier begins his story, in which there is a place for selflessness, friendship, mutual assistance, love and heroism…

My Sons' Day

Alexey Titarenko is very talented pilot and brave leader of "Singing group". He also must look after some new cadets and fight together with them against German Luftwaffe planes. Close to Alexey always are his friends, they are all from different parts of the country, but they all became real brothers.

School of working youth. A new teacher of Russian language and literature comes here. Soon, Yelena Nikolayevna realizes that it is impossible to make concessions to adult students who are tired after work, but you need to interest them, awaken in them a desire to learn.

White Circle

The chairman of the collective farm, Yuri Sergeyevich, has no rest - and all because of the boys, whose main instigator is Petka, dreams of space flights are overwhelming. With his ideas, he gives a lot of trouble to adults, and they decide to entrust him with a "serious" business ...

The lost dog Kashtanka is picked up on the street by circus actor Monsieur Georges. He gives her a new name - Aunt and, having prepared a number with her, begins to perform in the circus. Their performances are very successful.

Masterfully done re-telling of Bulgakov's brilliant play (itself a version of the novel, "White Guard"), "Days of the Turbins".

Эквилибрист

He Foretells Victory

The new young director of the car depot shows energy and the ability to come to an agreement with everyone for the common good, but his principle “you - for me, I - for you” has not yet been approved by the car depot team...

Old Letters

Based on the novel of the same name by A. Bakhvalov. The plot is based on a story-interview about the testing of the new strategic missile carrier Tu-22K and Tu-22M2/M3 (for well-known reasons, in close-ups, instead of them, the film shot the then less secret Tu-134 UBL - a combat training laboratory) and the tragic events associated with them, given to journalist Odintsov by test pilot Borovsky. Testing of a new jet aircraft, the psychology of human life, the problems and joys of life of pilots - all this is closely intertwined in the film. The heroes of the film - friends test pilots Dolotov and Sanin - have walked together all their lives. But it so happened that one of them, Dolotov, was once unfairly suspended from flying, while Sanin failed to protect and support his friend. Friends' paths diverged...

Village boy Klimko, accompanying his father to the front, stays with his stepmother. In the occupied village, the hero cannot see his friends. Having survived hunger, injuries and loneliness, the boy enters a vocational school - nine kilometers from the village - and works with new friends for the front...

For It's Weight in Gold

The foreman Chernykh and drilling foreman Marich carry out the most rational transportation of equipment in the extreme conditions of the North, introducing new progressive drilling technology.

A story of a several days of intense fighting on the Eastern Front during one of the Soviet offensives in WWII.

A young boy tries to earn some money by "renting" his dog to the film studio.

A life and problems of a three teenagers playing hockey.

We were Led by Youth...

The wedding turns into a crime scene

The film consists of two short stories: "Monument" and "Love for Neighbor".

The action takes place in the Ukrainian Carpathians in the First World War. The plot - twists and turns of life's journey of the traveler, adventurer, traveling actor and philosopher Ivan Kalita.

It is a screen adaption of the cognominal short story of Olha Kobylianska in which the struggle of the educated women with the bourgeois manners is described. Three girls from one family are very interested in the art and are going to devote a lifetime to it. But it is the beginning of the 20th century with all peculiar to that time disadvantages, and the way to the success is bestrewed with the difficulties.

The film about the Holodomor famine in Ukraine, based on the novel 'The Yellow Prince' by Vasyl Barka. The film is told through the lives of the Katrannyk family of six. It relies more on images than on words shot in black-and-white.

Ukraine. The end of the XV century. All gunpowder made in factories suddenly disappears. The company of cossacks led by Maksym Trytuz comes together to find one of the transports that carries gunpowder to the Zaporozhian Sich.

The main character works as a model and like many women who are related to art, she is keen with struggle for the women rights and other trends. But those are just attempts to compensate the lack of the personal life. However, fate gives her the chance and sends her a modest man, so different from her bohemian environment.

Young revolutionary carried out the attack. She is waiting for a death sentence. Police warden who arrested girl, gives his little son a quite unusual birthday present - takes the boy to the execution.

End of the 1930s. The times of Stalin's terror. Lieutenant Scherbakov got the order to shoot several "enemies of the people". Unexpectedly, a rural wedding found itself at the crime scene. Pursuant to the instruction, witnesses were also eliminated...

A Melodrama with Attempted Murder

The story of the happy couple Aneli and Anton Angarovych. They love each other, love their children and are ready for anything for the well-being of their family hearth. For this reason, Anton gave five years of his life to the service in Bosnia. Anelya solved this problem in her own way: in order to save the dignity and honor of her family, which she tarnished by participating in criminal cases, she committed suicide.

Istanbul Transit

Ukraine, the village of Semyhory. Two sons get married in the Kaidash family - Karp and Lavrin. But there is no peace in their home. Constant quarrels in the family between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law force the sons to share their father's property. Native people become enemies when it comes to the distribution of property.

Srul Solomonovich Sudaker - "conductor of the symphony orchestra" - a conman who lives not only on retirement. And Eugene really needs money. To redeem his only friend from captivity, he decides to use the abilities of the "conductor".

At the beginning of the XVII century, events take place preceding the liberation struggle led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky. A young boy Pavlo Pokhylenko leaves his native Kaniv to join the Zaporizhian Sich (camp and cossack army) to fight for freedom and the Orthodox faith.

Gelli and Nok accidentally find themselves in the same boat and for several days they sail together along the river to the sea. He is a convict fugitive, she is young, outspoken and pure. Gelli managed to bring the disappointed Nock back to life, gave him love and happiness

Рождённая революцией

Волны Чёрного моря

Волны Чёрного моря

Kiev. Winter of 1918-1919. The power in the city passes from the hetman to the Directorate of Ukraine, then from Petliura to the Bolsheviks. Turbins and their acquaintances have to make their choice. Colonel Alexei Turbin and his brother Nicholas remain loyal to the White Movement and bravely defend it, without worrying about their lives. Elena's (née Turbin) husband, Vladimir Talberg flees shamefully from the city with the retreating German troops. In this troubled time, the family and close friends gather and celebrate the New Year. A strange and slightly ridiculous person comes to visit them, a distant relative of the Turbins: Larion Surzhansky

A story of a several days of intense fighting on the Eastern Front during one of the Soviet offensives in WWII.

Война на западном направлении

The series consists of ten films based on love and erotic works of Ukrainian literature from the middle of the 19th century to the present day. The films explore love as a multidimensional phenomenon. This is a kind of retrospective slice of the history of society, culture, and art. There are changes in the attitude towards a woman, mother, lover.