Mikhail Vasserbaum

Secrecy of the Investigation

In the center of the plot is a senior investigator named Masha Shvetsova and her male colleagues. The plot is the most vital, but, like in “Streets of Broken Lanterns,” it is seasoned with a fair amount of humor - otherwise, how can the audience (and the heroes) endure countless morgues, identifications and other “cute” charms of the investigative routine?

Suspended Cop

At the same time, former operational investigator Dmitry Ryzhov, who had served time in prison for abuse of authority, and police captain Arina Gordeeva were arriving in St. Petersburg. Ryzhov got a job in Zhilkomservis in order to earn money, drive his emergency car in his native district and no longer have anything to do with the police. Gordeeva becomes a precinct of the same region. In it, businessman Veniamin Voronov is in charge of everything - he is Venya Voron. Under his "patronage" almost all the hot spots and many enterprises that are covered for a considerable portion by the local district captain Teltsov. Honest and principled Gordeeva refuses to put up with the current state of affairs in the microdistrict and engages in an implacable fight against local crime and corrupt officials. In this, Dmitry Ryzhov helps her. He also does not tolerate injustice, and he also likes Captain Gordeeva. But she is in no hurry to reciprocate .

Alibi

Petr is not only a successful writer but also is the owner of the agen- cy called Alibi — that creates alibis for the clients who need to hide their lies and failures. His second business is hidden, so he himself has a double life. But his attitude to lies changes when his own wife appears at the agency asking for an alibi. From this moment on, he will solve not only his client’s problems, but his own. Unfortu- nately, he’ll be able to help everyone but himself.

Tycoon

During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement. Fast-forward 20 years, Platon finds himself the richest man in Russia, having sacrificed his friends to get to the top. But with this cynical rise, comes a brutal fall.

Братва

The Waiting Room

A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back to Moscow, is compelled to delay their journey for a few days. Remarkably, Zarechensk becomes the place where a director finally discovers the perfect actress for his leading role and encounters a man who has fled from her love. Meanwhile, a producer makes the ultimate decision to select this town as the filming location for her upcoming movie.

Russian Horror Stories

The heroes of the series are employees of a very modest St. Petersburg newspaper "Russian Horror Stories", who write about various anomalies and miracles.

Woyzeck

Play by Georg Buchner in Lensovet Theatre, directed by Yuri Butusov.

Happy Ending

The private part of a young man leaves the owner and starts his own adventure...

Chekist

Srubov is a part of CHEKA, the secret police Lenin established after the Bolshevik Revolution. They arrest, interview for a minute, try in ten seconds, and execute intellectuals, aristocrats, Jews, clergy, and their families. In the building basement, five people at a time are shot as they stand naked facing wooden doors. No one to remember their last words; no martyrs, just anonymous bodies. Daily, the kangaroo court, the executions, the loading of bodies onto wagons. Srubov is cold, distant, sexually dysfunctional, and a deep thinker, hated by former friends and his family. As he tries to reason the nature of revolution and the purpose of CHEKA, he slowly goes mad.

Дюжина правосудия

Dream

События развиваются вокруг лотерейного билета, выброшенного за ненадобностью археологами, которых интересует только их наука. Но оказывается, что билет сулит фантастический выигрыш, в миллион долларов. Стать обладателями огромной суммы хотят двое бомжей, члены племени айсоров, пара подростков и даже сам президент страны. Никто не желает уступать дорогу к осуществлению своей мечты. За счастливым билетом начинается охота.

Labyrinths of the Mind

It is based on real events that modern science has not been able to explain. Each of the eight films begins with a historical reference: about Hitler's personal astrologer, about the predictions of Grigory Rasputin and Nostradamus. Actors recreate the events that struck the whole world, and researchers and people with supernatural abilities offer their own interpretation of these events.

American Bet

A story about a love between two teenagers set in the small Russian town during sixties.

A Room and a Half

A semi-fictional account of the life of Russian poet Joseph Brodsky, who was forced into American exile in 1972.