Artur Smolyaninov

A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line. While recovering in the hospital, he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the world’s most legendary weapons. A self-taught inventor is only 29 when he develops the now iconic assault riffle — the AK-47. Shot in occupied Crimea.

Dir. Konstantin Buslov · With Yura Borisov, Olga Lerman, Artur Smolyaninov

Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.

Dir. Fyodor Bondarchuk · With Aleksey Chadov, Artur Smolyaninov, Konstantin Kryukov

Four friends become stranded in Eastern Europe and have to become hit men, prostitutes, corrupt cops, smugglers and more to make it home.

Dir. Emilis Vėlyvis · With Vinnie Jones, Scot Williams, Gil Darnell