Vladimir Afanasyev

The Vampires of Midland

Grandpa Slava is the oldest of the Midland vampire family. They live quietly. They live by the law. They live the unremarkable life of an ordinary Russian family and they never kill humans – ever. Although, of course, everyone knows they drink blood. And when some lifeless corpses are found in a birch grove near Smolensk... their peaceful life falls under threat.

Patriot

Returning to his small town, after the army, Sanya Kuchin is trying to integrate into a peaceful civilian life: he gets a job as a security guard in the convenience store "Dream", achieves the heart of his former classmate and ... fights with the bourgeoisie, slovenliness, drunkenness and indifference of the local inhabitants. But real life is not an army in which everything is arranged clearly according to the charter, and very soon Sana will have to understand this ...

Это нормально?

Two teams play a non-standard game. Men play against girls. They have to guess what the people of the country consider normal and what not. Participants will have to answer five social questions. The one who gave the most correct answers wins. The correct answer will be the one given by the majority of Russian residents as a result of a social survey. In addition to the players, ordinary people with personal stories and star experts will come to the studio, who, together with the players, will try to figure out whether the way they live, what they think about and what decisions they make is normal.

Бедные смеются, богатые плачут

Russian Rollercoasters

Old School

Theater Area

The director of the Tula Youth Theater arranges a truly fiery premiere... and ends up in prison for setting fire to the theater. The only way to get out early is to stage "Romeo and Juliet" by assembling a troupe of prisoners and guards. The irreconcilable enmity between the two clans turns the rehearsals into absurd skirmishes, and the stage into a battlefield. In addition, Shakespeare gives a chance for freedom not only to the director, but also to the new actors who are secretly planning an escape.

Spy

Andrey Rybin, a talented analyst, works for the FSB in the department for combating organized crime and corruption. He is going to retire in order to finally relax and spend more time with his wife, adult daughter and beloved dog. Suddenly, a former CIA officer, Donovan, comes out to Rybin. Twenty-five years ago, he introduced an illegal intelligence officer, Rybin, to Russia and now demands fulfillment of his obligations. However, Rybin understands that Russia has become his native country, and now it is she, and not distant America, who is his Homeland, which needs to be protected and protected.

Tobol

Ivan Demarin, a young officer of Peter the Great's new guard, is sent by the tsar to the depths of Siberia — the border town of Tobolsk. Here, Ivan, along with his regiment, finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy of local princes hunting for the gold of Yarkand. Meanwhile, the fortress is surrounded by hordes of wild jungars, and there is nowhere to look for help.

The Conquest of Siberia

Ivan Demarin, a young officer of Peter the First’s new guards, follows the Tsar’s order and goes to the frontier town of Tobolsk, deep in the Siberian forest. There Ivan falls in love for the first time and he and his regiment happen to be involved in conspiracy of local princes who hunt for gold in the town of Yarkand. His fort is surrounded by hordes of wild Dzungars and there is no one to call for help…

Why Don't You Just Die!

Andrey, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one of them has a reason to want revenge..

Pull, the Chest

A simple guy named Chest, because of his love for his village, Antonovka constantly gets into trouble. This time, he could not get past the acute problem — illegal pollution of territories with garbage. The trunk, realizing that the local government takes the position of "I don't see a problem, there is no problem," takes the initiative into its own hands and organizes a fishing championship to attract public attention. The competition is becoming popular, but the Chest makes an enemy in the person of the organizer of the dump, who, for his own selfish purposes, is ready to do anything to stop the championship in Antonovka.

Saving Bella

December 1941. Leningrad. A soldier is assigned to guard the city zoo in the midst of World War II. There, among starving workers and dying animals, he forms an unexpected bond with Bella the hippo. As the siege tightens, this fragile connection becomes his only anchor, forcing him to choose between survival and compassion in a world falling apart.

Summer To Remember

Teenager Yura goes to stay with his grandmother to spend his summer vacation by Lake Baikal. One day, he finds a mysterious stranger on the shore who has lost his memory.

Family Budget

A friendly family from Krasnodar - mom is a piano teacher, dad is an attraction designer, a blogger daughter and a romantic son - like many, buys an apartment on a mortgage. However, it soon turns out that there is nothing to pay for it. Now, in order not to stay on the street, the Frolovs do anything. To live a week with the whole family for 200 rubles? Easy! Play a classical concert dressed as an octopus? No problem! Become a social media star? You can also be a star. The Frolovs' monetary adventures turn into a comedy course in financial literacy for all Russian families.