Russian Film Festival 2025
Russian Film Festival 2025
We are happy to inform you that we are organizing a RUSSIAN FILM FESTIVAL dedicated to the UNITY DAY OF RUSSIA in association with the Russian House in Chennai at Russian Centre of Science and Culture (Russian House), 74, Kasturi Rangan Road, Alwarpet, Chennai – 600018. We will be presenting 3 feature films as per the schedule below.
RUSSIAN FILM FESTIVAL (Dedicated to Unity Day of Russia) | |||
30th October (Thursday) | Inaugural Function | 6 pm | Russian Centre of Science and Culture (Russian House), 74, Kasturi Rangan Road, Alwarpet, Chennai – 600018 |
Commander/Komandir/2024/Dir.: Aleksandr Guryanov, Timur Khvan/131 min | 6.30 pm | ||
31st October (Friday) | The Enchanted Tinderbox/Ognivo/2024/Dir.: Alexander Voytinskiy/104 min | 5 pm | |
Finist. The First Warrior/Finist. Pervyy bogatyr/2025/Dir.: Dmitriy Dyachenko/112 min | 7 pm | ||
Mr. Alexander Dodonov, Director of Russian House in Chennai together with Film Director, Mr. Vignesh Karthick will inaugurate the festival in the august presence of Ms. Sharah Monu, Cine Artist who will light the lamp. Mr. Sivan Kannan, President of ICAF will preside over the function and Mr. Anand Rengasamy, Vice President of ICAF will give the welcome address.
Films Screening
Commander/Komandir/2024/Dir.: Aleksandr Guryanov,Timur Khvan/131 min/Oct 30/6 pm
A boy from a remote Ural village, who grew up without a father in a large family, managed not only to survive the hardships of a wartime childhood and post-war devastation, but also to become at the origins of the creation of the Group A anti-terrorist unit, which would later become known as the Alpha Group.
The Enchanted Tinderbox/Ognivo/2024/Dir.: Alexander Voytinskiy/104 min/Oct 31/5 pm
In a fairy-tale kingdom, a soldier on his way home accidentally finds a magic flint and frees the little girl Dasha, who was kidnapped and bewitched by the evil Likhodey, who was locked in it. To dispel his spell, the soldier will have to go on a dangerous journey.
Nomination: 1
Finist. The First Warrior/Finist. Pervyy bogatyr/2025/Dir.: Dmitriy Dyachenko/112 min/Oct 31/7 pm
Finist is the most daring warrior of Belogorie. He is the strongest, the bravest and the most handsome one. All the other warriors look up to him, children want to be like him, and the most beautiful girls of Belogorie have a crush on him. He is proud and self-confident, and sometimes even refuses to help if he considers the task boring and dull. He just needs to remain the best so that people admire him forever. To surprise everyone, Finist sets off on a tough mission that will lead him to the mysterious Eastern lands. There he will understand the simple truth -one can’t win without a team.
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