2 Movies Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Peculiarities of the National Hunt

Peculiarities of the National Hunt

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-10-06

Languages:

French, German, English, Finnish, Russian

Countries:

Russia

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (2227 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

A Finn preparing a work on the Russian hunting traditions and customs, comes to Russia to collect materials and is invited to take part in a hunting party. His flamboyant companions include an Army general, with more than a passing resemblance to Aleksander Lebed, a police detective, local forest ranger (a devotee of Zen Buddhism) and some big-city types from St. Petersburg. Inevitably, their good intentions soon give way to endless drinking, visits to local farm girls and much else besides.

The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-09-12

Languages:

Saami, Finnish, Russian, German

Countries:

Russia

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (5910 Reviews)

Fullplot:

September of 1944, a few days before Finland went out of the Second World War. A chained to a rock Finnish sniper-kamikadze Veikko managed to set himself free. Ivan, a captain of the Soviet Army, arrested by the Front Secret Police 'Smersh', has a narrow escape. They are soldiers of the two enemy armies. A Lapp woman Anni gives a shelter to both of them at her farm. For Anni they are not enemies, but just men.

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