Movies: Shirvani Chalaev

The strange title is explained by the fact that there are two films in the film: one is about a real day in the life of the real Moscow architect Alexander Petrovich Chernov, his mental crisis; and the other is Chernov’s fiction. There is a different...

End of XVII century, Dagestan. A young outlaw named Khochbar accompanies the daughter of the nutsal of Khunzakh Khanate, Saadat, who was married for political reasons to the son of the Shamkhal of Tarki. During the long road, the young princess devel...

Pale, thin, cold-sweating Pik (Khugaev) teaches literature at the local university to students so indifferent they play cards and take phone calls while he lectures. "The hell with you,” he says, walking out mid-class. It’s unclear just why Pik seems...

The film takes place in one of Dagestani villages. It tells the story of Murad and Maisarat, two teenagers, who fall in love with each other. Their love can't exist though, in a conservative environment of Dagestani customs, because Maisarat was betr...

A growing up drama based on the stories of Fazil Iskander. The film is set in Abkhazia at the end of the Stalin era, in the late 40s - early 50s of the 20th century. 13-year-old Chik, a mischievous and contemplative person, lives the usual life of a ...