Studio Ostrov Movies

The documentary series "Born in the USSR" is a unique chronology which began in 1989 and has continued for more than 30 years. The authors follow 20...

A young soldier returns from the front line with a serious wound. How will he build his new life?

The film tells about the inhabitants of a small mining town in the Chelyabinsk region. Having devoted their lives to work for the benefit of the...

This documentary was created for the 130th anniversary of the birth of Nicholas II and the 80th anniversary of the execution of the royal family.

Chelyabinsk is not only a rugged city with numerous factories; it is also the cultural capital of the Southern Urals. The city has many theaters,...

A portrait of a prison through whose walls a record number of politicians, revolutionaries, scientists, philosophers and soldiers passed. The heroes...

No matter how far the war retreats, its traces are imprinted on the torn earth and the memory of generations for tens, hundreds of years with bloody...

This documentary follows the story of a mother's love: from an empty heart to a tragedy that has changed her, to creation and love, from rejecting...

Endowed with outstanding cinematography, and in-depth interviews with competitors, this documentary underlines the gender parity being achieved at an...

A unique lengthy filmic record of the life of the employees, suspects and convicts in one of the ol­dest Russian prisons Butyrka Prison Castle,...

This film is about Oleg Karavaichuk, eccentric musical genius and famous St. Petersburg composer, who takes his final stroll through Komarovo, a...

The main character of the film is Alexander Isaevich Solzhenitsyn. The film uses materials both previously known and unpublished so far, as well as...

Three parts of the cycle - three films: "Never Say Never", "Fraer of Muddy Water", "The Last Mohicans". Zhzhenov's activity in cinema began before...

The exhibition decides the fate of the dogs and their offspring. This is also an important moment in the life of dog owners. A kind of parable about...

Kresty is one of the oldest and largest prisons in Russia, located in the center of Saint Petersburg. The history of Kresty reflects the history of...

The Leningrad period of V. Putin's life.

The film tells the story of the Russian Paralympic Blind Football team which is preparing for the most important event in their lives - the European...

"Buranovskiye Babushki", a group created in the mid-1980s, became famous for rehashing famous rock hits in their native Udmurt language, in a singing...

A documentary about the sculptor Dasha Namdakov and the creation of the main sculpture of his life - "Father Baikal". Dasha's sculptures are famous...

Born in the USSR: 21 Up follows the lives of people who grew up in the Soviet Union. They give an insight into Russian life today, aged 21.