The Road to That Star: How Zenit Won 10 League Titles

As a strange plague tightens its grip on an isolated rural village, a young woman’s contact with the outside world breeds unrest among superstitious townspeople.

18-year-old Aisylu lives in a village with her mother. She suffered a severe spinal injury in an accident during early childhood; the lower part of her body is virtually paralyzed, and she gets around using forearm crutches. She loves to sing, and one day a famous Tatar producer arrives in the village—his father had once lived there, right next door to her home.

Several years before the events of the film, the protagonist was involved in a car accident and cannot get around without crutches. She lives in a village with no plans for the future, yet she possesses a rare talent: an extraordinarily beautiful voice. The monotony of village life is disrupted by the arrival of Yusuf, a pompous producer from Kazan who intends to shoot a music video there for a pop star.

A documentary exploring the fierce rivalry between Russia's two dominant football clubs: Spartak Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg. From the 1990s when Spartak dominated as the nation's beloved team, to the 21st century shift where Zenit rose to prominence, both clubs now stand equal as ten-time national champions. Through archival footage, fan clashes, and player testimonies, the film chronicles their epic competition.

A vigilant station security guard attempts to thwart the theft of Bulgar coins, only to find her greatest ally in the fight for justice to be a massive wall mosaic depicting the revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin.

Under Guus Hiddink, Russia reached the semifinals at the Euro 2008 after beating Netherlands 3-1 against all odds. The entire nation went out on the streets that night. A first-hand account from the players and staff of the Russian national team at the Euro 2008. Andrey Arshavin, Sergey Semak, Sergey Ignashevich, Igor Korneev and others recall their days of glory.

In 2008, Zenit joined the European football elite after winning the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup, beating Bayern Munich and Manchester United along the way. Andrey Arshavin, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Pavel Pogrebnyak and others speak about the road to European glory under Dick Advokaat.

Russia's top athletes will show their world closed from prying eyes. They will introduce you to your family, tell you how to live when your body fails, and answer the main question — why do they need all this?