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Oleg Osetinsky
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Known For
Meeting at the Old Mosque · 1970Meeting at the Old Mosque
★ 8.01970
MovieActionDrama
Viktor, the protagonist, a war hero of the war between the Red Army and the Turkish 'basmachi', has to fight off bandits that hope to steal gold from Viktor's village town. TIme to pick up arms once again.
For Better and for Worse · 1975For Better and for Worse
★ 5.81975
MovieDramaRomance
In December 1825, distinguished members of the Russian military, most of whom were quite affluent and of noble lineage, took it upon themselves to stir revolution against the autocratic and tyrannical Czar Nikolai I in the wake of his not honoring the drafting of a constitution for the Russian people. The revolution failed miserably and the conspirators (known as the Decembrists) were weeded out by the czar himself. One by one, each of the conspirators confess and are systematically exiled to the harsh winters of Siberia, slated to work and wither in a prison/mine. The wives of the conspirators are faced with the prospect of leaving the bosom of wealth and family (including their own children) to be with their husbands in the brutal Siberian locale. If they agree to this, they face having their illustrious social stations stripped away and certain disdain from everyone around them...
Scarecrow · 1983Scarecrow
★ 6.91983
MovieFamilyDrama
A twelve years old girl Lena who has come to live with her grandfather in a small Russian town is being bullied by her classmates. She took the rap of being a class traitor because she was in love with the boy who had betrayed his classmates when they were bunking off and going to cinema instead of a literature lesson. The class is penalized for that, not being allowed to go to Moscow for fall holidays with the rest of the school. Lena is being ostracized, "boycotted" however not telling the truth, waiting that the boy himself would confess to be guilty.
Two in the Sands · 1985Two in the Sands
1985
MovieDrama
Two young soldiers are caught in a sandstorm during a training battle. In these extreme conditions, the real characters are revealed...
Take-Off · 1979Take-Off
★ 9.01979
MovieDramaHistory
A biographical film about the life of the great Russian scientist, inventor of rocket technology and the founder of theoretical astronautics — Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the hard spiritual work of the thinker, overcoming the stagnation of the surrounding and dramatic events of his family life.
The Messengers Hurry · 1980The Messengers Hurry
★ 9.01980
MovieHistory
The film is about the heroic struggle of the Kazakh people against the hordes of bloodthirsty Dzungars and the victory over the Dzungars (XVIII century).
Shadow Fight · 1973Shadow Fight
★ 8.01973
MovieRomance
Having failed to enter the institute, Sergei got a job in a workshop to refill lighters. Giving all his free time to his new hobby - boxing, the hero in a short period of time achieves significant success and insists that the coach allowed him to the nearest competition. Having received a well-founded refusal, Sergei goes to another club and wins a victory over a famous boxer at a tournament. But the accidental victory does not bring him joy.
A Hundred Joys, or The Book of Great Discoveries · 1982A Hundred Joys, or The Book of Great Discoveries
★ 10.01982
MovieDrama
As a seven-year-old boy, he once visited his uncle for the first time and was captivated by the beauty of the taiga. Years later, becoming a biology student, the hero comes to these places and receives the first lessons of morality in communicating with the natural world... Having once witnessed a barbaric hunt, when dozens of birds were exterminated before his eyes for the sake of boredom, the hero vowed never to pick up a gun again and became a passionate defender of all living things on earth.
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