Igor Shibanov

Brother (1997)

Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov
CAST:  Sergei Bodrov Jr.  •  Svetlana Pismichenko  •  Mariya Zhukova  •  Yuriy Kuznetsov

Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov
CAST:  Sergei Bodrov Jr.  •  Svetlana Pismichenko  •  Mariya Zhukova  •  Yuriy Kuznetsov

Of Freaks and Men (1998)

St. Petersburg, early 20th century. The handsome and secretive Johann specializes in shooting erotic pictures depicting the floggings of bare-bottomed women. With the help of his assistants, the photographic creations gradually penetrate the peaceful households of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov
CAST:  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Dinara Drukarova  •  Anzhelika Nevolina  •  Viktor Sukhorukov

St. Petersburg, early 20th century. The handsome and secretive Johann specializes in shooting erotic pictures depicting the floggings of bare-bottomed women. With the help of his assistants, the photographic creations gradually penetrate the peaceful households of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov
CAST:  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Dinara Drukarova  •  Anzhelika Nevolina  •  Viktor Sukhorukov

Ghoul (1997)

A Russian town is terrorized by a monstrous vampire, named Upyr. Upyr turns everyone into a slave, then kills. Even the Russian Mafia boss is killed, and others are in fear, because Upyr cannot be killed by a bullet. Only one fearless man brings hope to people. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergey Vinokurov
CAST:  Aleksey Serebryakov  •  Nikolay Lavrov  •  Igor Shibanov  •  Ludmila Kurepova

A Russian town is terrorized by a monstrous vampire, named Upyr. Upyr turns everyone into a slave, then kills. Even the Russian Mafia boss is killed, and others are in fear, because Upyr cannot be killed by a bullet. Only one fearless man brings hope to people. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergey Vinokurov
CAST:  Aleksey Serebryakov  •  Nikolay Lavrov  •  Igor Shibanov  •  Ludmila Kurepova

The Man at the Window (2009)

Alexander Dronov, the actor, didn't have many success in his life. But despite all the troubles he has an important life mission - he's the man at the window.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Yuriy Stoyanov  •  Sergey Garmash  •  Vladimir Vdovichenkov  •  Kristina Kuz'mina

Alexander Dronov, the actor, didn't have many success in his life. But despite all the troubles he has an important life mission - he's the man at the window.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Yuriy Stoyanov  •  Sergey Garmash  •  Vladimir Vdovichenkov  •  Kristina Kuz'mina

Dreaming of Space (2005)

A story of a simple, naive Russian man Konek and the people around him: his love and her sister and a mysterious man. The film is set in 1957, time of changes, time of waiting for something big to happen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexey Uchitel
CAST:  Evgeny Mironov  •  Irina Pegova  •  Yevgeni Tsyganov  •  Elena Lyadova

A story of a simple, naive Russian man Konek and the people around him: his love and her sister and a mysterious man. The film is set in 1957, time of changes, time of waiting for something big to happen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexey Uchitel
CAST:  Evgeny Mironov  •  Irina Pegova  •  Yevgeni Tsyganov  •  Elena Lyadova

Trofim (1995)

One of the three films that comprise Arrival of a Train, a collection of shorts made to celebrate the centenary of cinema. Set at the turn of the 20th century, the film follows Trofim, a Russian peasant jealous of his wife for having an affair with his brother. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov
CAST:  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Zoya Buryak  •  Semyon Strugachyov  •  Aleksey German Sr.

One of the three films that comprise Arrival of a Train, a collection of shorts made to celebrate the centenary of cinema. Set at the turn of the 20th century, the film follows Trofim, a Russian peasant jealous of his wife for having an affair with his brother. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov
CAST:  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Zoya Buryak  •  Semyon Strugachyov  •  Aleksey German Sr.

Poor, Poor Pavel (2003)

Lenfilm's most recent major production spins a kind of historical fantasy based on real incidents that's full of ominous implications for today. One night, a patrol rushes into the chambers of the Russian prince Pavel, son of the Empress Catherine; the Empress has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vitali Melnikov
CAST:  Viktor Sukhorukov  •  Oleg Yankovskiy  •  Oksana Mysina  •  Aleksey Barabash

Lenfilm's most recent major production spins a kind of historical fantasy based on real incidents that's full of ominous implications for today. One night, a patrol rushes into the chambers of the Russian prince Pavel, son of the Empress Catherine; the Empress has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vitali Melnikov
CAST:  Viktor Sukhorukov  •  Oleg Yankovskiy  •  Oksana Mysina  •  Aleksey Barabash

The Castle (1994)

Closely based on Franz Kafka's book "Das Schloß", the movie shares the same action on a land surveyor who is called to a village to do a job that no one seems to have ordered. Once there, he takes up the struggle against bureaucracy emanating from the castle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov
CAST:  Nikolay Stotskiy  •  Svetlana Pismichenko  •  Anvar Libabov  •  Viktor Sukhorukov

Closely based on Franz Kafka's book "Das Schloß", the movie shares the same action on a land surveyor who is called to a village to do a job that no one seems to have ordered. Once there, he takes up the struggle against bureaucracy emanating from the castle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov
CAST:  Nikolay Stotskiy  •  Svetlana Pismichenko  •  Anvar Libabov  •  Viktor Sukhorukov

Little Longnose (2003)

When he refused to support power-hungry witch, the good shoemaker's boy, Jacob is transformed into a hunchbacked dwarf with overlong nose. Of their mother no longer recognized, mocked by the people of the city and driven away, Jacob runs one day a goose on the road ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ilya Maksimov
CAST:  Albert Asadullin  •  Elena Shulman  •  Yevgeniya Igumnova  •  Igor Shibanov

When he refused to support power-hungry witch, the good shoemaker's boy, Jacob is transformed into a hunchbacked dwarf with overlong nose. Of their mother no longer recognized, mocked by the people of the city and driven away, Jacob runs one day a goose on the road ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ilya Maksimov
CAST:  Albert Asadullin  •  Elena Shulman  •  Yevgeniya Igumnova  •  Igor Shibanov

Three Heroes and the Shamakhan Queen (2010)

A bogatyr is an epic warrior from ancient Kievan Rus. Most are directed in the traditional bylinas, traditional Russian epic poems, as being endowed with enormous strength and cunning, although often not completely immune to human weaknesses. Here, our three heroes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergey Glezin
CAST:  Valeri Solovyev  •  Anna Geller  •  Oleg Kulikovich  •  Liya Medvedeva

A bogatyr is an epic warrior from ancient Kievan Rus. Most are directed in the traditional bylinas, traditional Russian epic poems, as being endowed with enormous strength and cunning, although often not completely immune to human weaknesses. Here, our three heroes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergey Glezin
CAST:  Valeri Solovyev  •  Anna Geller  •  Oleg Kulikovich  •  Liya Medvedeva

The Arrival of a Train (1996)

Almanac of five short stories commissioned by ROSKOMKINO to celebrate the 100th anniversary of cinema.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov  •  Vladimir Khotinenko  •  Aleksandr Khvan  •  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Garik Sukachyov  •  Vladimir Ilin  •  Anna Syomkina

Almanac of five short stories commissioned by ROSKOMKINO to celebrate the 100th anniversary of cinema.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksey Balabanov  •  Vladimir Khotinenko  •  Aleksandr Khvan  •  Dmitry Meskhiev
CAST:  Sergei Makovetsky  •  Garik Sukachyov  •  Vladimir Ilin  •  Anna Syomkina

Fourteen colours of the Rainbow (2000)

Runaway prisoner goes searching for a treasure to the island populated with poachers and starover cult with his two companions, an intellectual and a prostitute  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitriy Svetozarov
CAST:  Svetlana Smirnova  •  Sergey Bekhterev  •  Igor Lifanov  •  Anatoliy Rudakov

Runaway prisoner goes searching for a treasure to the island populated with poachers and starover cult with his two companions, an intellectual and a prostitute  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dmitriy Svetozarov
CAST:  Svetlana Smirnova  •  Sergey Bekhterev  •  Igor Lifanov  •  Anatoliy Rudakov