Suspense
This exhilarating Yakutian action drama film (coming from the Republic of Sakha, in the Arctic Circle) has many international and relatable themes: protecting your family, taking revenge upon a perpetrator. Director Burnashev successfully conveys the pain and emotion of a parent in a hard situation.
Synopsis
A heinous crime is committed in a remote Russian village. The evidence points to Police Officer Afonya. The locals are ready to take matters into their own hands. Investigator Nikolai must quickly find out all of the facts of this case before they do.
Yakut and Russian language, with hard coded English subtitles.
Truck driver Gosha delivers groceries to the most remote areas of Yakutia, Siberia. During one of his trips, his truck breaks down, and while he's busy repairing it, the truck falls on his hand, stranding him in the remote frozen wasteland. Based on true events.
In this great cinematic achievement, director Stepan Burnashev successfully creates the unnerving feeling of being stranded alone in the coldest and most remote place on Earth, and the redemption involved in surviving against all odds.
This unsettling independent Yakuti film, based on true events, was made in the Republic of Sakha, in the Russian Federation.
Yakut language, with hard coded English subtitles.
23-year-old student Alyona returns from Moscow to Yakutsk after learning that her mother has gone missing. Alyona begins to investigate the disappearance, and the trail leads her to a small remote village named Symyr. She travels to Symyr in search of her mother, only to discover that there are evil spirits roaming the land.
Director Stepan Burnashev crafts an eerie slower-burning psychological thriller, based on Ayi faith, folklore and local legends of spirits. Using the stunning Siberian countryside vistas as a backdrop, this beautifully shot Yakuti film is unsettling - Combining a contemporary visual style with age-old legends.
The film is presented in it's original Yakut language, with hard-coded English subtitles.
Four young kids clash with two army deserters in a fight over territory.
This in-your-face dark drama follows Dina, a young girl from a small town in Israel who cleans toilets for a living. She falls in love with a man and moves with him to the big city. Little does she know that he’s a pimp who recruits girls for the sex industry.
With its beautiful cinematography and extremely difficult human situations, this unsettling arthouse gem of a film exposes the nitty-gritty ugly side of Tel Aviv, and the sex and drug trade that infests its streets. Hebrew with English hardcoded subtitles.
