Detectives are thrust into a chilling hunt for “Mr. Shiny”—a sadistic serial killer from the past whose return marks the beginning of a new wave of grotesque, otherworldly crimes tied to a dark cosmic force.
College student Deena visits her hometown and is roped into a babysitting gig. Meanwhile, the local sheriff, after receiving a piece of evidence in the mail, falls into an increasingly desperate scavenger hunt involving a series of murders.
Pavel Tarlov acts as a reviewer for his friend, who is about to defend his dissertation. Delving into the work, he discovers a number of beautiful assumptions that are not confirmed by practice and refuses to evaluate it. Vadim reproaches Pavel for his cruelty and refuses to work with him on the same expedition...
The protagonist of the film, the talented glassblower Nikolsky, whose works are exhibited at vernissages, is a lonely man who lives in an exquisitely furnished flat with a sheepdog named Peter. But this is only one side of his life. On the other hand, Sergei Sergeyevich is a virtuoso professional killer who justifies his crimes by saying that he only kills ‘scum’. His ‘clients’ are monsters from corrupt power structures. Nikolsky receives an envelope from an imposing elderly man in a restaurant with the surname and photograph of the person who needs to be ‘taken care of,’ along with an address and money. The deadline is two weeks. Upon receiving the order, he gets as close as possible to his client, infiltrating his life before ending it. At the same time, it becomes clear that the client has three respectable women in his power, who are connected by one profession - prostitution.
After the graduation from the institute, Anna was appointed to the weather station far in the north. In addition with her at the station there is only her partner who has an affair with a local woodcutter. But waking up one morning, Anna discovers that she is alone in the station.
Tells the story of an unemployed variety artist who follows a famous American impresario from Berlin to Karlsbad in search of work.
A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
When a raging flood traps a researcher and her young son, a call to a crucial mission puts their escape — and the future of humanity — on the line.
Claudia Alemann's film documents the general strike and student mass protests in Paris in 1968. As a participant in various film collectives, she also examines the role of the medium of film in times of political and social upheaval and the impact of changing cultural-political paradigms on artistic activity. Alemann allows workers, students, teachers and filmmakers to have their say.
The hero of the film, a Komsomol organiser at a large youth construction site, decides whether it is acceptable to sacrifice people's destinies for the sake of a greater cause.