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The acclaimed documentary ALMOST HOLY tells the story of Gennadiy Mohknenko, a Ukrainian pastor who has taken up the fight against child homelessness by forcibly abducting street kids and bringing them to his private rehabilitation center. Gennadiy's ongoing efforts and unabashedly tough love approach to his city's problems has made him a folk hero to some, and a lawless vigilante to others. Using gripping footage that follows the self-appointed savior's mission over the course of fifteen years, interspersing imagery from a popular Soviet animated TV show; ALMOST HOLY is a bold and captivating portrait of a man fighting to change Ukraine for the better, as its place in a tense political landscape hangs in the balance.
Almost Holy
10
Steve Hoover
USA, 2015
97 min
English
When Danish filmmaker Lea Glob first portrayed Apolonia Sokol in 2009, she appeared to be leading a storybook life. The talented Apolonia was born in an underground theater in Paris and grew up in an artists’ community leading the ultimate bohemian existence. In her twenties, she studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, one of the most prestigious art academies in Europe. Over the years, Lea Glob kept returning to film the charismatic Apolonia, and a special bond developed between the two young women. The result is a fascinating portrait, spanning 13 years, of a young woman trying to find her place in the art world.
Apolonia, Apolonia
10
Lea Glob
Poland, Denmark, 2022
116 min
English
"Gorbachev. Heaven" is a documentary film about changes that reverberated throughout the world wrought by one man. A film summing-up the life of a man who changed the world in the 20th century. Gorbachev’s short time in power was marked by the collapse of this empire. He was the architect of Glasnost and Perestroika, policies that gave the citizens of the Soviet Union – what Ronald Reagan called “the Evil Empire” – a chance to be free. He tore down the Berlin Wall. But at the same time, under his rule, the Chernobyl nuclear facility exploded and its destruction was concealed. Citizens demanding independence in the Baltic states died. Soldiers wielding shovels brutally suppressed protesters in Tbilisi. And Soviet tanks menaced, and killed, peaceful demonstrators in Baku. The Soviet empire collapsed under him – and he is condemned by his own people. With this burden of the past, this lonely old man is living the last days of his life in an empty house in the suburbs near Moscow.

Detailed information about the film, reviews, articles, interviews and photos are available on the official website of Vitaly Mansky Manski-doc.com.
Gorbachev. Heaven
10
Vitaly Mansky
Latvia, Czechia, 2020
100 min
English
The events of the film begin on December 31, 1999 when Russia was acquainted with its new president. The film is based on unique and strictly documentary testimonies of the true causes and consequences of the operation "successor", as a result of which Russia ended up with the president who still rules the country. The protagonists of the film are Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin, and the Russian nation, as always being a silent witness of its own destiny.

Internet-premiere of the film took place on the 12th December 2018 at the Artdoc.Media online movie theatre.
Putin's Witnesses
10
Vitaly Mansky
Switzerland, Latvia, Czechia, 2018
104 min
English
A story about the unknown pages of the largest victories of Russian science and technology, about brilliant inventions and strong people.
Secrets of forgotten victories
9
Boris Golovnya, Konstantin Orozaliev, Boris Smirnov
Russia, 2002
156 min
The film is dedicated to the first and last president of the Soviet Union, Nobel laureate Mikhail Gorbachev. The film was shot in Moscow, Berlin and Rome, at a reception with the Pope in the Vatican and in the homeland of Gorbachev in the Stavropol Territory.
Gorbachev. After Empire
9
Vitaly Mansky
Russia, 2001
104 min
One of the parts of Leonid Parfyonov's project called "Russian Empire". The cycle is dedicated to Emperor Nicholas II and consists of three series. It fully covers the reign of Nicholas II, from the coronation in 1896 to his abdication and death in 1917.
The Russian Empire. Nicholas II
9
Leonid Parfenov
Russia, 2003
195 min
“To get up, you have to fall down,” the legendary boxer Kostya Tszyu understood this from his own experience. During his career in professional boxing at the time of filming, he suffered one defeat. But it turned out to be more important than all his victories.
Kostya Tszyu. To be first!
9
Arkadiy Kogan, Nataliya Gugueva
Russia, 2004
52 min
The film is dedicated to the famous French architect, pioneer of architectural modernism, artist, designer Le Corbusier.
Le Corbusier
9
Aleksandr Kapkov
Russia, 2000
26 min
Anton was born in April 1985. Doesn't know the father. The mother wanted to leave him in the hospital. Anton was raised by a blind grandmother. Now Anton is graduating from the Conservatory and writing music.
April man
9
Dmitriy Lavrinenko
Russia, 2006
39 min
The film was conceived for the anniversary of the great actress. For almost sixty years she has been serving the theater, cinema and poetry. An important part of it is the change of times and even eras: war (childhood), thaw (youth), sixties (youth), stagnation, perestroika, nineties and the millennium. In the finale of the film, her last main role to date is "The Old Man and the Sea" by Anatoly Vasiliev. The words "And who defeated you? No one. I just went too far into the sea" are a philosophical understanding of this long, long road of man to the realization of his destiny.
Who defeated you no one
9
Lyubov Arcus
Russia, 2021
132 min
A film about soloists of the Mariinsky Theater Diana Vishneva and Farukh Ruzimatov.
Farukh and Diana
9
Roza Orynbasarova
Russia, 2000
25 min
In this film, five great Russian actresses, stars of Soviet cinema. Nonna Mordyukova, Tatyana Samoilova, Tatyana Okunevskaya, Lidia Smirnova, Vera Vasilyeva answer the questions of the film director Renata Litvinova.
No death for me
9
Renata Litvinova
Russia, 2000
52 min
About the life of two Russian village workers, farmers who have come a long way through the "dashing 90s" and are now building life anew.
Smoke of the fatherland
9
Andrey Ananin
Russia, 2016
36 min
Russian, English
What is real life? This is when even death you can turn a part of life. That is exactly what Igor Alekseev, a doctor and writer from Saratov, did. In the face of imminent death from cancer, he began to keep an online diary and share with readers the experience of struggling and dying.
Blood seller
9
Elena Pogrebizhskaya, Mikhail Solovyov
Russia, 2007
48 min
Georgia, Kutaisi. The war had just ended, there were few joys. Everyone's nerves were on edge, the homeless went in flocks. I lived as a partisan in my hometown, and the only island where I felt good was Library No. 6, this is how the amazing childhood story of the artist, writer and director Rezo Gabriadze begins, in which real facts are mixed with the fantasies and dreams of a 10-year-old boy. In simple words of a little boy, Rezo Gabriadze talks about love, respect, repentance, forgiveness, growing up, interspersing funny and sad in equal proportions. He tells charming and touching stories about how to pass the test of humanity, comprehend compassion and find beauty in the little things in life. A feature-length animated film based on the stories and drawings of Rezo himself is a warm and touching declaration of love to the artist from the people closest to him.
Rezo
9
Leo Gabriadze
Russia, 2017
63 min
English, German, Hebrew, French
The heroes of the film are the pathologist and his work. This is a favorite job, where everything is arranged for life. Bookshelves, selection of music gourmet CDs: Tom Waits, The Rolling Stones, etc. On the walls are oil paintings with views of the morgue. No cynicism, only professionalism, humor and a dream come true of a person who, from childhood, dreamed of understanding why a person actually dies.
Morphology
9
Inna Lesina
Russia, 2013
35 min
An incredible story of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an ordinary housewife from Belarus. When her husband was arrested for daring to challenge Alexander Lukashenko, the last dictator in Europe, Sviatlana courageously stepped forward. Upon winning the presidential vote in Belarus, chaos ensued, and her life underwent a profound transformation.
The Accidental President
9
Mike Lerner, Martin Herring
UK, 2023
93 min
English
The film tells about the fate of one of the brightest political adventurers in the history of Russia, the priest Gapon. Paid agent of the Security Department and at the same time the real leader of the working people, Georgy Gapon turned out to be a provocateur of History. It was "Bloody Sunday" that became the turning point, which was inevitably followed by the collapse of the Romanov dynasty and the revolution. On the basis of previously unused documents, the inseparable connection between the fate of one person and the fate of Russia is recreated.
Captured Catcher
9
Yuly Lurie
Russia, 2001
51 min
Sasha Sokolov is a man of mystery. Even more is known about his father, a deeply classified GRU agent, than about his son, a famous Russian writer. Sasha Sokolov's main novel "School for Fools" was called the Russian "The Catcher in the Rye", and Sasha himself was exalted to the "Russian Joyce". In 1975, Sokolov disappeared from the Soviet Union, published three novels, and either disappeared or closed himself off from the world. Many of his fans are sure that he has long been dead. The authors of the film did not just find out that the great Russian writer is alive, they found out that he (like his father) has been leading an interesting double life all these years. They searched for it in different countries and found it. And the writer Sasha Sokolov agreed to speak for the first time. The conversation went on for ten days. The writer spoke about life, simultaneously revealing the secrets of his secret biography, his and his family.
Sasha Sokolov. The last Russian writer
9
Ilya Belov
Russia, 2017
50 min
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