District inspector Pavel Khrapuntsov is “monitoring” a sect with a mystical bent in his neighborhood. The signals received by the police describe the actions of a certain Clementine, who knows how to turn people into animals and plants... A convinced materialist, Khrapuntsov does not...
Matyora is a small village on a beautiful island with the same name. The existence of the village is threatened with flooding by the construction of a dam. This is the story of the inhabitants of Matyora and their farewell to their homeland.
Three novellas based on M. Sholokhov's early stories about the first years of the formation of Soviet power on the Don. (1) “Koloverť”. Two Cossack brothers and their elderly father fight for the Bolsheviks, but when only Ignat and his father return to their White-held stanitsa, their third...
The heroes got married shortly before the start of the war. In the summer of 1941, Grigory went to the front, was wounded and evacuated along with the hospital. Attempts to find her husband were unsuccessful. Tamara went to the front line as a medical instructor, then graduated from the artillery...
Bolshevik coup. Dying, old Bulyga decided to reconcile his sons, whose paths had diverged at the beginning of the revolution. That's why he called them. But the meeting of his brothers did not make him happy - they were deeply harboring enmity against each other. They buried their father. As soon...
The German anti-fascist Max in 1939 emigrated to the USSR. During the Great Patriotic War, he fought in the Soviet partisan detachment and died, performing a responsible mission. After many years, her companion in guerrilla warfare, Lyudmila, was able to realize their common dream — to climb to...
Olga and Butkevich, the head of the convoy, meet at a roadside cafe. They hadn't seen each other since the beginning of the war. During the conversation, it turns out that a man with the surname of Olga's first husband, whom she considers dead, is working in the convoy. Butkevich arranges a meeting...
The film tells about two elderly widows who live in the same house. They are united not only by tragedy, but also by common concern, namely the grave of two unknown soldiers, which they have been guarding for over 30 years. And suddenly the managers of their district decide to turn the grave into a...
A student construction brigade builds a new farm by day and performs as an amateur band at meals and local events. When equestrian coach Yanina arrives, pilot Yasia falls for her, and choir leader Danila recruits Yanina (and others like Clara) into the folk choir, weaving music, romance, and...
Claudia Ivanovna is concerned about her daughter's future and the development of her career as a scientist. In accordance with her own ideas of happiness, she is trying to build a girl's personal life, unceremoniously destroying her relationship with her driver Sasha.