Rano Kubaeva

With Love, Lilly (2003)

Lilya (Marina Zubanova) is an approaching-middle-age singleton who lives with and cares for her grandfather and works at a chicken factory. She is determined to get married soon, but hasn’t quite found the man for the job. Most of the story revolves around various ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larisa Sadilova
CAST:  Marina Zubanova  •  Valentina Berezutskaya  •  Murad Ibragimbekov  •  Yuliya Novikova

Lilya (Marina Zubanova) is an approaching-middle-age singleton who lives with and cares for her grandfather and works at a chicken factory. She is determined to get married soon, but hasn’t quite found the man for the job. Most of the story revolves around various ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larisa Sadilova
CAST:  Marina Zubanova  •  Valentina Berezutskaya  •  Murad Ibragimbekov  •  Yuliya Novikova

Whirlwind (1989)

In this heavyhanded political allegory, set in the plains and mountains of Central Asia, a tribe of people led by the fanatical Mavrut (Vladimir Msrian) wanders about in the most desolate parts of this already desolate region in search of a mythical "Land of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bako Sadykov
CAST:  Vladimir Msryan  •  Dumitru Fusu  •  Mukhamadali Makhmadov  •  Makhmud Takhiri

In this heavyhanded political allegory, set in the plains and mountains of Central Asia, a tribe of people led by the fanatical Mavrut (Vladimir Msrian) wanders about in the most desolate parts of this already desolate region in search of a mythical "Land of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bako Sadykov
CAST:  Vladimir Msryan  •  Dumitru Fusu  •  Mukhamadali Makhmadov  •  Makhmud Takhiri

Dune (1989)

A completely prosperous couple on their own brand new Volga got lost in the desert. And when they joyfully rushed towards the truck, counting on help, it turned out that there were two recidivists in the cab who had just escaped from the colony ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sanjar Babaev
CAST:  Marina Starykh  •  Valeri Ryzhakov  •  Boris Tokarev  •  Vladimir Treshchalov

A completely prosperous couple on their own brand new Volga got lost in the desert. And when they joyfully rushed towards the truck, counting on help, it turned out that there were two recidivists in the cab who had just escaped from the colony ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sanjar Babaev
CAST:  Marina Starykh  •  Valeri Ryzhakov  •  Boris Tokarev  •  Vladimir Treshchalov

Happy Birthday! (1998)

Blending dramatic situations with a documentary-influenced visual style, Happy Birthday looks in at a typical day in a Russian maternity hospital. The patients range from a middle aged woman pleased if surprised by her current pregnancy to a Muslim woman whose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larisa Sadilova
CAST:  Gulnara Mkhitaryan  •  Irina Proshina  •  Evgeniya Turkina  •  Mariya Kuzmina

Blending dramatic situations with a documentary-influenced visual style, Happy Birthday looks in at a typical day in a Russian maternity hospital. The patients range from a middle aged woman pleased if surprised by her current pregnancy to a Muslim woman whose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larisa Sadilova
CAST:  Gulnara Mkhitaryan  •  Irina Proshina  •  Evgeniya Turkina  •  Mariya Kuzmina

Камми (1992)

Wonder Valley (2005)

An ordinary ram — one. And a bag of "choice grass" — one. This was enough to mix all the cards and create a comedic parable about the good oddities who live in Central Asia in a place called "Wonderful Valley": an orphan shepherd boy in love with a local beauty, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rano Kubaeva
CAST:  Mikhail Kozakov  •  Nadezhda Rumyantseva  •  Shamil Khamatov  •  Maria Bekker

An ordinary ram — one. And a bag of "choice grass" — one. This was enough to mix all the cards and create a comedic parable about the good oddities who live in Central Asia in a place called "Wonderful Valley": an orphan shepherd boy in love with a local beauty, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rano Kubaeva
CAST:  Mikhail Kozakov  •  Nadezhda Rumyantseva  •  Shamil Khamatov  •  Maria Bekker

White Heterosexual Man (2021)

The director from the” old guard " comes to the film studio to discuss the shooting of his film. A whole squad of new tolerant producers, imposed by the censored film critics, is waiting for him in the office. Their main task is to turn the film about ordinary guys ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gleb Ross
CAST:  Andrey Merzlikin  •  Roza Khairullina  •  Darya Ekamasova  •  Rano Kubaeva

The director from the” old guard " comes to the film studio to discuss the shooting of his film. A whole squad of new tolerant producers, imposed by the censored film critics, is waiting for him in the office. Their main task is to turn the film about ordinary guys ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gleb Ross
CAST:  Andrey Merzlikin  •  Roza Khairullina  •  Darya Ekamasova  •  Rano Kubaeva

Фига.Ro (2012)