Nina Antonova

Gulag Eros of the Russian Mind (2024)

The first Soviet sexologist is sent to the gulag and is haunted by stories of fellow inmates. They provide unforgettable vignettes of Soviet sexual brutality, from the utopian ideals of the 1920s, to gay life in the 1930s, the rape of women by those in pow ...

Stepne (2023)

A story of a mature man who comes back home from the city to take care of his dying mother. The mother's passing, together with a meeting with his brother and a woman he loves, makes him reflect on the life he's had and choices he's made along the way. ...

Phase (2021)

On one of the last days of summer vacation, 12-year-old Yarik and his friend Igor witness a disturbing scene. The boys see a man allegedly strangling a young girl in the woods - but everyone concludes: Igor is sure that the two fell in love, while Yarik is ...

Bullmastiff (2020)

Mitya is a war veteran who is trying to return to normal. He accidentally meets the lost bullmastiff called Roy. Relationships are complicated at first, but in the end, it is Roy who helps Mitya cope with his difficult past. ...

Donbass (2018)

In the historic Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, despite the cruel war that has been raging since 2014 between the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and the Ukrainian government, people try to survive in the rotten heart of chaos, ...

The Final Journey (2017)

A former German Army officer, accompanied by his granddaughter, journeys to Ukraine to find the woman he once loved. ...

In Times of Fading Light (2017)

Just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the birthday celebrations of an East German family turn into a tragicomical moment of political and personal breakdown. ...

The Leading Role (2016)

The film is about the director's mother, the movie actress Nina Antonova. Now she is 80. She has had hundreds of roles – big and small. It is a personal story about an honest and sad life, about self-sacrifice and freedom. Real fame as an actress came to ...

The Iron Ivan (2014)

He was called the Champion of Champions. The strength and strong-willed character Poddubniy composed legends. And 50 great fighter effortlessly overcame young athletes, and questions of honor and justice did not know compromises. ...

Happy Family Tariff (2013)

The Butterfly (2012)

With God's help, Zhanna becomes an almost perfect person. And so God frees her from her difficult existence, transforming her into a butterfly. A light, carefree life awaits her. But is that what she wanted? And does she really deserve it? ...

Срочно! Ищу мужа (2011)

Seven Miles to Heaven (2011)

One of New Year's Eve evenings, Alexei makes a marriage proposal to the charming and sweet Katya. The girl in the seventh heaven from happiness. She had been waiting for this for a long time. But their bright future has one serious obstacle - a loving moth ...

A Shared Life (2009)

Police Inspector Mikhail is investigating the murder of a young woman whose body was discovered in a forest. ...

Morphine (2008)

The year is 1917. We are in the Russian countryside. It is the middle of freezing winter. A pale young, newly educated doctor arrives. Having to deal with one medical challenge after another he soon becomes the center of everyone's attention. To soothe the ...

Agitprop Team 'Kill the enemy!' (2007)

World War II is raging on the Eastern front but the soldier Nikanor has been sent to Siberia: bot as a prisoner, but as the leader of a motley group of entertainers who travel from village to village giving concerts. Still, Big Brother is watching and when ...

The Signpost to Destiny (2007)

Many myths, stories and traditions are associated with the lime tree, going back to the Middle Ages, Celtic times and as far back as Ancient Greece. In Russia, the story goes, that on discovering his lover's infidelity, landowner Pavel Kazantsev was so hea ...

The Adventures of Verka Serduchka (2005)

This is a story about the Ukrainian Cinderella. Since childhood, Vera Serduk dreams of becoming a famous artist. To fulfill her dream, the girl goes after graduating from school to the capital city, where her adventures begin... ...

The Holy Family (1996)

A young actor's family is starring in a film about the "beautiful life". But the shooting is over, and we have to return to the bleak reality. ...

Genius (1992)

He is overly intelligent... He is genius... And he's just trying to make his life a little bit better in an new era post-communist Russia. ...

Personal Weapon (1992)

The murder of an ordinary policeman happened in a provincial town Limansk. Police officer Lyubov Virtanen comes from Moscow to investigate the crime. Her appearance is troubling the local authorities. ...

Serious Game (1992)

The former policeman dismissed from the criminal investigation Department for abuse of authority, entrusted to engage in the search for gunner burglary and for conspiracy, in the interests of the investigation, it is prescribed by the district. ...

Broken Light (1990)

An art film about the life of Soviet creatives in the late 1980s. ...

Collapse (1990)

1986, Chornobyl disaster. Couples, friends, and a risk-taking journalist are woven into the larger framework of the disaster. Panic follows. ...

To Bring Out All the Truth (1988)

Prosecutor's office investigator Vershinin is leading two cases - the murder of a notorious scoundrel and speculator, as well as the search for the author of anonymous denunciations against plant director Kuleshov, who is opposing those who, while shouting ...

Handfuls (1987)

The film tells the story of the difficult and tragic fate of a Prykarpattia family over several generations. The events take place in the difficult 30s and 40s. Zhmeniak's father tries to gather more land in his possession by all means. But not everyone un ...

The Wedding Is Accused (1986)

The wedding turns into a crime scene. The wedding is like the apotheosis of meaninglessness, a metaphor for society. The story of the generation of the eighties with a tragic ending. The film uses the true facts of the criminal case. ...

Volodka's Life (1984)

The Failure of Operation Big Dipper (1983)

The film takes place in the post-war years on the territory of Western Ukraine. A gang of Ren settled in one of the Carpathian villages. With her help, the leaders of the Ukrainian nationalists in Munich want to get the lists of Hitler's agents left behind ...

Autumn Trip to Mother (1981)

Successful film director Dmitry Pavlovich must fly by plane to Moscow and then to Rome. But the phone rings in his house and he is told that his old mother, who lives in Melovatka, his native village, has fallen ill. Dmitry Pavlovich hires a taxi and begin ...

I Wait and Hope (1980)

1942 The Great Patriotic War is in full swing. The German command begins an intensified struggle with partisan detachments. One of these detachments, operating in Polissya, is surrounded by enemy troops. There is only one way out of this situation - it is ...

I See the Target! (1978)

Lieutenant Colonel Klokov, commander of an air defense unit, is overseeing the construction of a strategically important facility. During the work, traces of an ancient settlement are discovered. Klokov takes responsibility and relocates the construction s ...

Vacation That Did Not Take Place (1977)

Friendship requires dedication. Andrei, Yuri and Valera were friends from school and decided to spend a vacation together. However, the dream is not destined to come true - Andrew dies. And only then did two friends understand that they did not support the ...

Have You Seen Petka? (1976)

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 ...

Equilibrist (1976)

Circus artist Yuri Ostashenko, who lost his arm during World War II, returns to his beloved city and manages to return to his beloved profession. ...

Blue Patrol (1974)

A new teacher and her brother, who has been appointed head of fisheries control, arrive in a village on the shores of an estuary. Despite the hidden resistance of their fellow villagers, they manage to engage the village schoolchildren in an active fight a ...

Lada from the Berendeyev Country (1971)

A simple girl named Lada finds herself in the kingdom of Magnum IV, where a singing competition is being held, the victory in which is already assured for the king's "gifted" daughter, Princess Moggot. ...

Varka's Land (1970)

Varya Kravets remains on her native collective farm after graduating from school. Her first love also came to her. The death of her beloved is all the more unexpected for her. Fellow villagers are helping to overcome the crisis. ...

Weeds (1966)

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 help ...

A Bag Full of Hearts (1964)

Many years brings the collective-farm postman Arina post to home folks. This village in one corner is calledl; Chistuy Kolodets; in other ; Chistaya Krinitsa Russians and Ukrainians live there. Arina's stories about village people and the contemporaries cr ...

Among Good People (1962)

In the first days of the war, the mother lost her little daughter. Mikhailina found her and took her in, no doubt that she could become her real mother. All subsequent years she lived for the sake of the girl. But as time went on, the real mother continued ...

Happy Birthday (1962)

The plant director gathers all the young people in one shop, entrusting them with both work and management. The experiment is unsuccessful, as the youth workshop did not become a collective. Young engineer Sergey, who heads the shop, realizes that only by ...

The Military Secret (1959)

Natka, who dreams of becoming a captain, is sent to pioneer work. She takes her first assignment very seriously - and receives a trip to Crimea. In Artek, Natka is asked to replace a sick pioneer leader. The girl agrees. Soon, during the construction of a ...