Galina Makarova

Chocolate Riot (1991)

A small Russian town is prospering, because it's main industry is the chocolate factory. But this kind of prosperity comes at a very high price. Everybody in this town is eating plenty of chocolate, and everyone is suffering from diabetes. There is a thick ...

Zhansebil (1991)

"Zhansebil" is a poignant story about an elderly married couple who have endured the horrors of war and Stalinist repressions, yet preserved their love for life, for each other, and for their native land. Through all trials, the film stands as a profound t ...

Distraction for the Soul (1990)

Based on the novel by same name by Vladimir Makanin. A cabinetmaker falls in love with a poetess who is courted by a university professor. The cabinetmaker has a wife and two high school sons. He is confronted with a difficult choice between family and be ...

Who Should Live in Russia (1989)

After the war ended, Bachurin returned home with awards, where his family and a huge garden, which he had loved since childhood, were waiting for him. But a decree was issued on the taxation of fruit trees in private estates. And Bachurin ruined the garden ...

Pass On (1988)

In the first post-war years, Kostya, an orphanage from the Urals, goes to Odessa to visit his aunt. ...

Due to a Transfer to Another Job (1988)

The cruel and unprincipled chairman of the district executive committee learns that the official should be sent to retirement. However, the rumors were erroneous, and then the chairman, fearing for his own career, organizes the murder. ...

Seven Days of Nadezhda (1988)

The young weaver Nadezhda was encouraged in every possible way at the factory: she was awarded a trip to Italy, given a new apartment, nominated as a candidate for deputy of the Supreme Council, while the factory administration turned a blind eye to the fa ...

Autumn Dreams (1987)

A story about an abandoned village with only three people left. ...

The Garden of Desires (1987)

The film is set during the last summer before the Great Patriotic War. Three sisters are coming to stay with their grandmother in the village. They imagine the world as a vast and charming "Garden of desires" and all members of the household are waiting fo ...

Хотите – любите, хотите – нет... (1987)

War is Raging Somewhere (1986)

The seventeen-year-old Mitya Nenashkin, whom the war found far behind the lines in Siberia, had to endure and see a lot of difficult and tragic things. But the overwhelming majority of Mitya met kind, courageous people who were ready to help others and sha ...

‎Summer Impressions of the Planet‎ Z (1986)

Felix, a 12-year-old boy from outer space, during the summer holidays gets admitted into a summer children's sports camp. Few people know in the camp that Felix is not there by chance, and a few days ago he was created in a school laboratory because a spac ...

Proceed to the investigation. Film 1: Version (1986)

The police received a statement about the disappearance of the collective farm procurer with a large amount of money. This served as the basis for the investigation of a complex criminal case related to major theft and murder. The case is being investigate ...

Misty Shores (1985)

Fall, 1921. Wrangel's army, defeated in Crimea after a short stay in Turkey, found refuge in Bulgaria. White Guard Colonel lives here with his son and daughter, while his wife and youngest daughter were sheltered by the family of the Bolshevik, who've been ...

Farewell of a Slav Woman (1985)

A retired air force colonel comes on summer vacation to the Crimea. He comes as a non-official holiday-maker, so the main problem is to find night quarters. There is a brim-full of holiday-makers here at holyday season, and for locals the main business is ...

Trees on Asphalt (1984)

A touching story of a three generation of o0ne family. ...

Bread (1984)

White Dew (1984)

A funny story about Fyodor - the oldest person in the village - and his three sons. ...

Ivan (1983)

One True Love (1983)

The story is about old village residents who, due to the expansion of the collective farm, have to leave their huts and their homes. ...

Varvara's Day (1983)

Varvara and Pavel Zhdanov did not live long together. The war broke out and Pavel went to the front, and a hard, exhausting job at a metallurgical plant fell on the shoulders of a young woman... ...

Свидание (1982)

Storm Warning (1982)

A group of tourists from one of the southern tourist centers set off along the usual route. But on a mountain pass they are suddenly overtaken by a tornado. As a result, two people die and panic begins... ...

Take Alive (1982)

On the fate of a soldier Vasily Romashkin, yesterday's tenth grader, who went through all the trials of the WWII and ended his combat journey as an intelligence officer. ...

Fruza (1981)

Woman meets a man during a difficult post-WWII time... ...

The Last Escape (1981)

The hero of the film Scrubs – a war veteran who works in a school for troubled teens. On the day of release from the special school his favorite pupil Viktor waited in vain for his mother – she did not come for her son, and went out to meet the swimmin ...

Curfew (1981)

Roman Paskevich, a rural teacher, arrives in a small Belarusian town occupied by the Nazis. In reality, he is a secret agent of the Nazi intelligence service named Erich. He is tasked with tracking down partisan units, finding out their plans, numbers, and ...

Secret Ballot (1980)

The chairman of the Rassvet collective farm, Foma Lukash, lived honestly and fairly. But when his heart began to catch, Lukash went to the hospital. Meanwhile, his deputy began to establish new orders on the collective farm. For example, the working day wa ...

There is No Third (1980)

Retired army general decides to return to his home land and help people to build a better future. ...

Last Escape (1980)

Exercise with Three Unknowns (1979)

Criminal investigation is investigating the case of robbery of the factory cashier. At the checkpoint of the factory of precision mechanics and optics, two criminals attack the cashier. Criminals manage to escape by the car, waiting for them around the cor ...

Young Wife (1979)

Last Year's Quadrille (1978)

Three boys, Jura, Lenya and Jeanne, visit a village. They meet Tonya, a girl with good dancing skills, and bet to win her love. Tonya develops feelings for Lenya, which he later realises to be real. ...

In Profile and Full Face (1977)

Widows (1977)

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 the ...

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev (1974)

After researcher Yuri Sergeev fails to report to work, local police officer Ilya Sergeev opens an investigation into his disappearance. ...

The Bread Smells of Gunpowder (1974)

Based on the story "Echelon to Germany" by Ivan Shamyakin. ...

After the Fair (1973)

Summer Is Gone ... (1972)

This is a last day before starting a first grade so seven year old Tyoma has a lot of important things to do. ...

The Ruins Are Firing… (1971)

The plot centers on the people who began to form underground groups from the very first days of the occupation of Minsk: oil engineer Isa Kazinets, soldier Ivan Kabushkin, student journalist Vladimir Omelianuk, medical professor Yevgeny Klumov, party and S ...

The Life and Ascension of Yuras Bratchik (1967)

In ancient times of famine and Tatar raids, the satirist Yuras Bratchik appears to the people in the guise of Christ, and the people believe in a miracle. The cunning monk Bosyatsky decides to use this event. Arrested by order of the Cardinal, Yuras and hi ...

Eastern Corridor (1966)

This film is war parabola with expressive visual style. This not typical point of view about the war for Soviet cinema. ...

Alpine Ballad (1965)

A romantic tale set during WW2 between a Soviet (Belarusian) soldier and Italian girl, who try to escape the horrors together. ...

Рассказы о юности (1961)

Spring Thunderstorms (1960)

The war separated the young couple, Olga and Victor. After the war, Viktor Borodin, considering his wife long dead, remarried. The new couple considered themselves happy until Victor met Olga again. ...

There's a Sharp Turn Ahead (1960)

They're looking for the driver who hit a woman on the highway. The suspect is engineer Peter Sergeev. But Sergeev, who accidentally dropped a photo of his fiancee Irina at the scene, did not commit a crime. When he saw a woman lying on the highway, he drov ...

Strict Woman (1959)

Khrystyna Zhalyuk, the chairman of the village council, has had many difficulties from the very first days of her work. The first session of the village council is disrupted due to the fault of the collective farm chairman Spyridon Zhilinka, who pretended ...

Happiness Must Be Protected (1958)

Returning to his native village at the end of his military service, Victor (Yuri Sarantsev) brought his bride into the house - and soon they got married. Victor works on the collective farm with great enthusiasm, he is appointed a foreman, but the happines ...