Steamlyannaya Hamonika

Brave Inspector Mamochkin(ru)

A story how traffic inspector Mamochkin punished someone who had disturbed public order.

Animated Soviet Propaganda(ru)

A landmark four disc Box Set - Unearthed from Moscow's legendary Soyuzmultfilm Studios, the 41 films in ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA span sixty years of Soviet history (1924 - 1984), and have never been available before in the U.S.

Purple Bells(he)

30 years after their emigration, Danni interviews his family and tries to learn their story to reconcile with the past.

The Last Days of the USSR(fr)

From 1989 to 1991 a string of unpredictable events happened that brought to light the rivalry between two men: Gorbachev, hindered by the economic results of his perestroika, and Yeltsin, embodying the hopes of the Russian people. Illustrated with interviews of top protagonists such as Mikhail Gobachev himself, the documentary recounts the critical last two years of the former USSR.

Woman with an Editing Bench(en)

Inspired by the woman who edited "Man with a Movie Camera" (1929), "Woman with an Editing Bench" reveals the personal impact of Stalin’s censorship of cinema on a woman navigating politics, bureaucracy and the impetuous outbursts of collaborators to create something beautiful despite the odds.

Long Days, Short Weeks....(ru)

The telefilm tells about young people of the late 70s and their choice of their life path.

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes(en)

Thirty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in Soviet Ukraine, newly uncovered archival footage and recorded interviews with those who were present paint an emotional and gripping portrait of the extent and gravity of the disaster and the lengths to which the Soviet government went to cover up the incident, including the soldiers sent in to “liquidate” the damage. Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes is the full, unvarnished true story of what happened in one of the least understood tragedies of the twentieth century.

The Way Back(en)

At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts, mountains and several nations.

L'Armée rouge(fr)

Forest People(ru)

The story of the Udege tribe, lost for centuries and on the verge of extinction, the most dangerous footage of hunting for bears and wild boars, as well as local rituals.

Naître Svetlana Staline(en)

In 1967, in the middle of the Cold War, Joseph Stalin's only daughter goes to the American embassy in New Delhi and asks for asylum. Svetlana leaves behind her country and her two children. Hunted by the press, the KGB, and many admirers, the woman, nicknamed the Kremlin princess, will never cease to flee. From the summit of the Soviet empire to the solitude and poverty of her last years in a Wisconsin home, Gabriel Tejedor traces the destiny of a resolutely free woman, at the very heart of the century and its geopolitical challenges.

The Age of Kommunalki(ru)

A unique documentary about an inheritance of communism. An hidden world: the world of Kommunalki. In Saint Petersburg a lot of different people of different ages, culture and background live together in rooms inside big flats where they share common areas as the kitchen and the bathroom. This happens for 100 years... Since the October Revolution.

Cannibal Island(fr)

A disturbing chapter in Russian history is explored in this documentary. In 1933, Joseph Stalin sent 6000 "unwanted" citizens of Moscow and Leningrad to a desolate Siberian island - with no food or clothes to speak of. Decades later this documentary returns to the island.

Konflit(fr)

USSR General Petrov hijacks French television to transmit a message of the utmost importance.

Iron Princess(lt)

A musical fairy tale film for children about how important it is to protect the heart from indifference and laziness and reveals a modern problem: in order to change something, you must, first of all, rebuild yourself. In this, the heroes of the fairy tale are helped by a wise, kind Dwarf who fights Rust and Mold who tries to own the thoughts and feelings of children.

Chernobyl: The Last Battle of the USSR(fr)

Three decades after the nuclear explosion, almost everything has been said about this ecological and sanitary disaster that made Pripiat a part of History. How did the greatest industrial disaster change the course of History, disrupt global geopolitics and, directly or indirectly, redistribute the balances and power relations of the twentieth century? The world will never be the same again. By retracing the incredible battle waged by the Soviet Union against radiation, this film proposes to retrace and enlighten an extraordinary story, while exploring the historical stakes in the medium and long-term…

The Forgotten Shadows(fr)

A Fan-Film setting after the events of the series Stranger Things Season 3. Early Winter, 1985. Presumed dead by the world, Jim Hopper finds himself trapped in a secret Russian gulag. Haunted by visions of his past, Hopper struggles to survive days after days in the Pot'ma camp. Until Dmitri Antonov, a guard also tormented by his own demons, offers him a chance to escape. The Winter Purge is forthcoming.

An Englishman Abroad(en)

Actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow, and meets a mysterious Englishman. Turns out he's the notorious spy, Guy Burgess. Based on a true story, with Ms. Browne playing herself.

Karl Marx und seine Erben(de)

Test of a clean hydrogen bomb with a yield of 50 megatons(ru)

Documentary movie about testing of the largest nuclear weapon in history, the Tsar Bomba. Declassified and made available to the public in 2020.