The third annual festival of Russian film runs at Apollo Cinema in London from October 30 to November 8 and features 10 UK premieres.

Among the talent who will be attending, are directors Nikolei Dostal and Karen Shakhnazarov.

In addition to the main programme, there will be a retrospective showcase of Soviet Musicals and three short animation programmes.

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Russian Film Festival Latest Reviews

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Alika languishes in jail. Yet hope may be in sight for her, as a well-known director is touring Russian prisons, hoping to find the perfect woman to play the lead role in a new version of Anna Karenina.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
Tolstoy's tale of a woman torn between her lover and her marriage.
Ward 6
Ward 6
'Fake' documentary explores how a doctor ended up a patient in his own asylum.
Pete On The Way To Heaven
Pete On The Way To Heaven
A smalltown boy lives a fantasy life of a cop, indulged by the other residents, but trouble is on the horizon.
Paper Soldier
Paper Soldier
Russian cosmonauts train for the Sputnik launch in a frozen wilderness in Kazakhstan.
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