Ivan Agafonov

Shukshin's Stories (2002)

Each of the short stories is based on either one or several stories by a wonderful Russian writer. The heroes are ordinary people "of the people", contemporaries of Shukshin, all of whose life's ups and downs are inextricably linked with their country - th ...

Makarov (1993)

"Makarov" both a popular Russian name, and also slang for the word "gun," serves as a metaphor for the brutal reality of life in a post-totalitarian society. The story's protagonist, Makarov, embodies this struggle as he becomes more mechanical and less sp ...

Until the Thunder Strikes (1991)

Few months before collapse of USSR. Villages and collective farms are facing with problem: young and working age people leaving countryside for better life in cities. Same problem in collapsing collective farm near Moscow - the only mechanic and harvester ...

The Big Gold of Mr. Greenwood (1991)

Three seekers set off in search of a treasure that was hidden in the taiga by a hunter from Alaska, Mr. Greenwood. And in the footsteps of a friendly trinity are bandits ... ...

Hop: Exodus (1991)

The film tells the story of the life of an Old Believer community at the beginning of the last century. The drama of an unusual life, a story of love and human passions. ...

Swarm (1990)

The story of the Siberian Zavarzin family, which has long lived by bee trade. After an incomprehensible virus entered the hives one day, accusations between two neighboring farms reached the intensity of a real war. After all, if there are no bees, then th ...

Our Armoured Train (1988)

The events of the film take place in the first days of May 1966. Nikolai Kuznetsov, a distinguished veteran of the Great Patriotic War and former camp guard, accidentally meets one of his former prisoners. This encounter leads to new meetings—and new ins ...

Earthly Joys (1988)

The young soldier Vasily Lemekhov has returned from the hospital and met a young woman Natasha in Chisinau. ...

Tower (1987)

Near the suburban highway stands a water tower, and behind its fence live a mechanic, his wife, and their adopted son, who is disabled. One day, a family from the capital becomes guests in their modest home—their car broke down on the road. This sudden c ...

Time to Fly (1987)

Nothing like this has ever happened and could not happen in any of the airports. However, according to the authors of the film-parable, this tragicomic story is directly related to reality. It turns out that in order to properly fly airplanes, sometimes i ...

The Outburst (1986)

The film is based on real events and tells about a major accident that occurred during the construction of another Leningrad metro station in the spring of 1974. ...

In the Shooting Solitude (1986)

1918. A Red Army soldier Fyodor Krohov, authorized to withdraw farmers corn surpluses, comes to a small village, where White Guard can show up any day. He must persuade peasants to hand over the surpluses. But men are hesitating, some lend an ear to a weal ...

A Secret Walk in the Woods (1985)

Niyole, a Red Army spy is sent behind the enemy lines in order to hunt German general. ...

Start All Over Again (1985)

Bard Nikolai Kovalyov is recognized and loved by young people, but music officials remain deaf to the poet's creativity. A new phase in his life begins with an unexpected meeting. ...

The Defendant (1985)

Anton Skulov, a war invalid, shot a drunk young man with a hunting rifle who climbed into his garden and ruined rare flowers that his wife, a war veteran, had grown before her death. The investigation was short-lived, the accused immediately admitted his g ...

The Highway (1983)

The film takes place during one day of operation of a railway line, the capacity of which is lower than necessary. A disaster occurs: a passenger train crashes into a tank train, the driver's assistant is killed, and traffic on the section is delayed. The ...

The Soldier's Caftan (1983)

One day two foreign military men arrived to serve the Russian Tsar Peter. They were dressed in luxurious kaftans. Peter appreciated the beauty of their uniforms, but noted that it would not be easy for them to endure different weather conditions in them. T ...

Via Gobi and Khingan (1981)

About the events of the final stage of the Second World War — the defeat by Soviet and Mongolian troops of the selected Kwantung army. Bacteriological weapons were created in the laboratory of Japanese General Ishii Shiro. Experiments were conducted on p ...

Three Times About Love (1981)

Former soldier returns to his village only to discover that his girlfriend married another man. ...

Scenes from Family Life (1980)

Katya's life is darkened by a tragic secret: her mother died when her daughter was very young. Suddenly, the girl learns the shocking truth: her mother is alive. The meeting between mother and daughter becomes an emotional challenge for both. On the one ha ...

Air Crew (1980)

Story of the lives of three Soviet pilots who are united by disaster in a small town in the mountains. ...

A Taste of Bread (1979)

An exploration of "virgin soil" in Kazakhstan through the stories of a party worker, a agronomist, and the director of a state farm. ...

In the Zone of Special Attention (1978)

Action film about the Soviet paratroopers. ...

Races Without a Finish (1977)