Valeriy Kukhareshin
Also Known As: Валерий Кухарешин, Valeri Kukhareshin
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Leningrad, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Adult: No
Birthday: December 07, 1957
Age: 67 years old
Gender: Male
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The Master and Margarita
Overview: Moscow, 1930s. A prominent writer's works are suddenly censored by the Soviet state and the premiere of his theatrical play about Pontius Pilate is canceled. He's kicked out of the Soviet Writer's Union, and quickly turns into an outcast with no means to survive. Inspired by Margarita - his lover, he begins working on a new novel in which all the characters are satirically reinterpreted from his life. The novel's central character is Woland - a mystical dark force who visits Moscow to revenge all those who caused the writer's downfall. As the Master sinks himself deeper and deeper into his novel, adding himself and Margarita as characters, he gradually stops noticing as the border between reality and his imagination fades away.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2024-01-25
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Silver Skates
Overview: 1899, the Christmas-time St.Petersburg. Ice-covered rivers and canals of the capital seethe with festive activities. On the eve of the new century those who should not be destined to meet, come together. They are people from different worlds: Matvey, the son of a lamplighter, whose only treasure is his silver-plated skates; Alice is the daughter of a high-ranking official dreaming of science. Each of them has his own difficult life-story, but having accidentally met they rush forward together in pursuit of their dreams.
Genres: Romance Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2020-12-10
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Alexander: The Neva Battle
Overview: Young prince Aleksandr has to hold out against two enemies - the Horde in the east and the Teutonic order and Sweden in the west. He discovers that some boyars are plotting against him and are ready to betray Novgorod to the Swedes and the Germans to boost their trade. Meanwhile, his best friend falls under suspicion, as somebody tries to poison the young prince at his own wedding feast. Aleksandr has no way out - to defend his people against the invaders and to find the true poisoner.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2008-05-01
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Operation 'Happy New Year'!
Overview: A comedy about a New Year Eve celebration in one very funny hospital.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Fantastic Return to Oz
Overview: A year to the day after Dorothy and the people of the Emerald City defeated Urfin Jus, the villain is trying to exact his revenge. To command the army of Carraci, however, Urfin needs not only the magic book, but also Dorothy’s silver slippers. The slippers are safely hidden away in Dorothy’s house. Unfortunately, Dorothy’s guest, Tim, is overcome by curiosity and picks up the shoes, accidentally transporting himself, Dorothy and the slippers to the Land of Oz. The Emerald City and its citizens are in danger once again.
Genres: Animation Adventure Fantasy Family
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2019-10-24
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Fantastic Journey to Oz
Overview: The cunning and wicked Urfin wants to become ruler of Magic Land. With an army of wooden soldiers, he captures the Emerald City and renames it ti Urfinville. He is all but ready to celebrate victory, when his plans are ruined by an ordinary girl named Dorothy, who arrives in Magic Land just at the right time. She must return home, but not before she helps her friends - the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and new-brave Lion - defeat Urfin. And in order to do that, they need to find out who he really is.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy Animation
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2017-04-20
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Bury Me Behind the Baseboard
Overview: A small child is trapped in a tug-of-war battle between his frivolous, but loving mother and an emotionally abusive neurotic grandmother, who wants to "shelter" her beloved grandson at all cost.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2009-03-20
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Reading Book of Blockade
Overview: Amateur actors read stories from a book describing the 900-day siege of Leningrad during World War II.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2009-09-09
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Conspiracy
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Genres: Drama Action History Thriller
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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The Golden Age
Overview: Historical period melodrama.
Genres: History Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2003-06-06
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Farewell Pavel
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1999-06-15
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The Iron Ivan
Overview: He was called the Champion of Champions. The strength and strong-willed character Poddubniy composed legends. And 50 great fighter effortlessly overcame young athletes, and questions of honor and justice did not know compromises. And only love could put Russian Heroes on both blades
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2014-07-10
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The Romanovs: A Crowned Family
Overview: The story of the last year and a half of Tsar Nicholas II and his family from the February Revolution of 1917 to their execution in July 1918.
Genres: Romance History Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2000-07-19
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I Want To Go To Prison
Overview: A nugget from Russia is hiding from the police in a Dutch prison.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1998-12-31
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Elephant
Overview: In the center of the plot children's writer Valentin Shubin, accustomed to live in seclusion. His books about the elephant Mishka, written in his youth, enjoyed great success both at home and abroad. A series of random events causes a new surge of interest in the personality and creativity of the writer-introvert. Adults and young readers waiting for new books, but Shubin them does not want to write.
Genres: Comedy Family Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2019-09-19
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Buratino, Son of Pinocchio
Overview: Imagine a mix of Repo Man, Oliver! and Pinocchio and you're on the road to grasping the tone of this bizarre Estonian take on Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy's character Buratino, a wooden boy (or boyus woodenus, as the doctors in the film refer to him). Buratino's virginal mother wishes upon a star for a son and is immediately answered by what can only be called a rape-splinter. The woman gives birth almost immediately to her little wooden Buratino.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2009-03-12
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Anna Karenina
Overview: Anna Karenina, the wife of a Russian imperial minister, creates a high-society scandal by an affair with Count Vronsky, a dashing cavalry officer in 19th-century St. Petersburg.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-04
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Kind People
Overview: The action takes place in a small Ural village beginning the War. The protagonist returns to his native place several years after the war and finds out that he is considered missed in action. The story about people whose quiet life was ruined by the War. The film reveals the tragedy of the whole nation.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2009-08-27
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The Devil's Rock
Overview: Five girls went to Tsaritsyno, Moscow palace complex and a park, and found themselves in a parallel world.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2024-04-19
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Gangster's Petersburg: The Fall of Antibiotic
Overview: The main criminal authority - Antibiotic, seemingly a virtuoso and elusive genius of the underworld, invulnerable to a bullet, knife and authorities, sooner or later retribution must overtake. Journalist Seregin, acting at his own peril and risk, breaks the unsteady balance between the gangs and clans of the city and sets in motion a gangster meat grinder. In the center of it is an overly cautious Antibiotic.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2001-09-29
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Socrates
Overview: The long-term war with Sparta ends. The power and prosperity of Athens has sunk into the past; in an atmosphere of general despair and irritation, democracy, tyranny, and oligarchy replace each other. Against this background, the last, tragic period of Socrates’ life takes place.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Door into Summer
Overview: He was betrayed by a friend and the woman he loved. His brilliant inventions were stolen through deceit. Thirty years later, he awoke from hypersleep. Both hatred and love were left in the distant past. But sometimes, those who never give up manage to find a 'door into summer.' Even if it means returning to their own past...
Genres: Drama Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Goblin Sanctuary
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Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1993-01-02
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В сторону от войны
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2009-04-30
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The Day Before
Overview: Since the morning, the entire population of the planet has been concerned about one news: a red comet is approaching the Earth. A year ago, scientists only assumed this collision, a month ago they tried to establish the exact date - and finally, it was just announced by all communication sources: the end cannot be avoided. Moreover, it will happen tomorrow. There is one day left until... People of different classes, nationalities and faiths in different parts of a large country - each in their own way - are trying to spend this last day of their lives.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2016-01-15
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Quiet Comes the Dawn
Overview: Female protagonist’s brother dies under mysterious circumstances. Extremely vivid nightmares begin to haunt her and she decides to turn to the Institute of somnology for help. Along with other patients, they are induced into a «collective lucid dream». But at the dawn, they will awake to a completely different reality that is more horrifying than any nightmare.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2019-01-31
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Something for Nothing
Overview: Max Flamberk, an uncompromising police detective, is conducting an unofficial investigation into the case of missing people. He obsessively believes that all the missing are mysteriously connected between, but none of his colleagues share his views. When the hero came close to solving the clue, the key witness perishes mysteriously. And everything looks as if Max, who had lost his mind, is guilty of this. Having lost the badge and trust of former colleagues, Max has the only chance to return his good name - to reveal this confusing business. But it will not be so easy, because now, in addition to former colleagues, Max is hunted by an ominous stranger from another world who clearly does not want the truth to come to light.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2021-01-01
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Boldino Autumn
Overview: Sisin, a forty-year-old writer, gets on the train and goes out of town. In the car, he is surrounded by strange passengers, some of whom resemble famous Russian writers: Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Kuprin... Surreal visions, hidden desires, fears, and anxieties arise in Sisin's imagination. Love, career, and life itself seem stupid and meaningless to him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1999-05-07
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Liver, or Story of a Startup
Overview: 1990s. Three friends Vova, Mamed and Lyokha go to school and dream, like everyone else in Russia at this time, to open their own business. But first you need money. Everything seemed to be going well, but they were not allowed to the final exams. His Majesty the case in the image of the regional semi-criminal authority Kostik comes to the aid of aspiring entrepreneurs. Kostya's liver has rotted - he needs a new one. Young businessmen get the coveted organ, but only with it, with this organ, it is not so simple.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2021-03-31
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White Lilacs
Overview: From his childhood in Russia to his last days in California, the tumultuous ininerary and bathed in melancholy of the legendary pianist and composer Serguei Rachmaninov. This film is based on the legend that Rachmaninoff received a bouquet of lilacs from an unknown admirer after every performance. He emigrated to the United States, and after an interval, began to receive the mysterious lilacs again.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2007-06-22
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Jokes
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1990-08-05
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The Petersburg Romance
Overview: On the day of her twentieth wedding anniversary, Nadezhda Grushina loses everything that made up the meaning of her life: her businessman husband leaves for another, her grown-up daughter goes abroad. Nadezhda remains alone in her parents' large apartment in the center of St. Petersburg.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2021-01-18
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The King's Faithful Jester
Overview: The King and his heir, Prince James, doted on the king's ward, the Earl of Leithbourne. He was like a brother to the prince, and like a son to the king. Both of them believed him and often consulted with him. But the Earl of Leithborn had his own devious plan. He wanted to take the throne himself. And it is not known how it would have ended if the court Jester had not suddenly intervened.
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1987-10-23
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The Death of Magister Coppelius
Overview: Based on the fairy tales by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann.
Genres: Family Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1988-10-23
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Karlsson and the Knights of the Round Table
Overview: About Karlsson's adventures in a place where all fabulous paths intersect.
Genres: Family Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1990-10-24
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Белая ночь, нежная ночь
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2008-04-28
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