Russian Resurrection Film Festival

Overview

This year marks the bicentenary of Russia's 1812 defeat of Napoleon, 70 years of Australia-Russia diplomatic relations, and nine years since the Russian Resurrection Film Festival burst onto theatre screens nationwide. This year the festival is covering a grand scope of contemporary filmmaking, with 25 superb films from a diverse range of genres.

Vysotskiy. Thank God I'm Alive, the most successful Russian box-office film of the 2011-2012 season, is a movie about the iconic Soviet musician and poet Vladmir Vysotskiy, the nation's answer to Bob Dylan. Home, a powerful and haunting crime thriller, features a stellar cast and remarkable situations. Siberia Monamour is a look at the sublime power of the landscape that dominates the existence of those who live like the wolves with which they share the wilds.

Each film showcased will be an Australian premiere, so you can count on seeing them long before your mates.

Image from My Boyfriend Is an Angel.