Christmas Trees (Ёлки; also called in English) is a 2010 Russian comedy, the first in a multi-film series. Six different directors created different parts of the film. The film consists of nine loosely connected stories that all center on New Year’s (which is one of the most important holidays in Russia and more or less […]
There Are Only Women in Sports (В спорте только девушки; also known as Some Like It Cold in English, though this ran into resistance from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who said it infringed the copyright of their 1959 classic Some Like It Hot) is a 2014 Russian romantic comedy. It was made by the director of the popular […]
The Three Bogatyrs: The Horse’s Course (Три богатыря. Ход конём) is a 2014 Russian comedic animated film. It draws on myths about bogatyrs, who were similar to knights and often figure in in Russian and Slavic legends. Most stories about bogatyrs take place in Kyiv, the first early Slavic capital. The film is actually the […]
Ghost (Призрак) is a 2015 Russian fantasy/comedy film. It tells the story of Yuriy Gordeev, an aircraft designer and womanizer. He is about to make a breakthrough in his career—he believes that an airplane he designed is on the verge of extreme success in Russia and will win a government contract. But all of a […]
Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 3 (Иван Царевич и серый волк 3) is the second sequel to the 2011 Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf (Иван царевич и серый волк). It was released in 2015. In the film, the tsar decides to celebrate his 150th birthday by going on a fishing trip, leaving the […]
Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf (Иван Царевич и серый волк) is a Russian animated film comedy from 2011. The film was inspired by the classical Russian fairy tale of the same name. In the fairy tale, Tsar Berendey has given his three sons the job of figuring out who keeps stealing their golden apples […]
W Imię (In the Name Of) is a Polish drama from 2013. It tells the story of a Catholic priest, Father Adam, living in rural Poland. He is talented at helping local troubled youth and is well liked in the community. But he is also struggling with the knowledge that he is gay and that […]
Aftermath (Pokłosie) is a Polish drama film released in 2012. The film tells the story of brothers Józef and Franciszek Kalina. Franciszek has just returned to his birthplace, a small town in Poland, from America after his father has died. Franciszek finds that his brother, despite his own anti-Semitism, has been investigating the truth about […]
Ida is one of the most widely hailed Polish films in recent memory. Released in 2013, Ida tells the story of a young woman, Anna, in Poland in 1962 who was brought up in a convent and is about to take her vows to become a nun. She goes on a trip to meet her […]
The Closed Circuit (Układ zamknięty) is a Polish crime drama from 2013. Inspired by true events that took place in 2003, it tells the story of several Gdańsk businessmen who are accused of corruption when district prosecutor Andrzej Kostrzewa, a former high-level Communist official, decides that he wants to take over their business. He enlists […]
Traffic Department (Drogówka) is a Polish crime drama from 2013. It tells the story of a group of seven friends who are police officers in the Warsaw traffic department. Each of them represents one of the seven deadly sins. When one of them ends up murdered, Sergeant Król—who represents the sin of pride—must fight to […]
Jack Strong is a Polish thriller released in 2014. It is based on the true story of Colonel Ryszard Kukliński, who begins working with the CIA in hopes of helping take down the Soviet Union. The film’s title refers to Kukliński’s CIA codename. David Forden, Kukliński’s real-life CIA handler, helped with preparations for the film. […]
