8 Russian and Foreign Films to Be Released in February 2025
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 4:09 am
Read about which full-length films are worth watching in cinemas and on streaming services in the last month of winter in RIA Novosti’s material.
What to watch in cinemas in February 2025
1. "ON and She" - a film about the dangers of flirting with artificial intelligence
In Russia, they decided to make a kind of analogue of the American film "Her", in which the hero of Joaquin Phoenix fell in love with an artificial intelligence that spoke with the voice of Scarlett Johansson. However, in the domestic version, the main character is a woman (Yulia Peresild), and her virtual gentleman speaks with a male voice. In addition, the creators of the new film added elements of a thriller: the AI decides to completely control the life of its "bride", which she is not very happy about.
The film by director Yevgeny Korchagin, who recently shot nepal mobile database another film with an original fantasy plot, “The Earth Speaks!”, will be released on the big screen on February 13, on the eve of Valentine's Day.
2. "The Prophet. The Story of Alexander Pushkin" - a film about the great Russian poet
The new biographical film about “our everything” is shot in the spirit of Baz Luhrmann’s colorful musical, which is not surprising – the young director Felix Umarov, mainly known as the author of commercials and music videos, is responsible for the production. The role of Alexander Sergeevich is played by the main star of Russian cinema at the moment, Yura Borisov, recently nominated for an Oscar for “Anora”.
The Prophet will be released in Russian cinemas on February 14.
3. "Red Silk" - a film about spies on a train in 1927
The spy action film by director Andrei Volgin, best known for the action film "Balkan Frontier", tells the story of how in 1927, on a train on the Trans-Siberian Railway, spies from different countries grabbed hold of particularly important documents that could affect relations between the USSR and China. The main characters are the last tsarist agent Nikolai Garin (Milos Bikovich) and a young Red Army soldier Artem Svetlov (Gleb Kalyuzhny), who are forced to unite despite ideological differences.
What to watch in cinemas in February 2025
1. "ON and She" - a film about the dangers of flirting with artificial intelligence
In Russia, they decided to make a kind of analogue of the American film "Her", in which the hero of Joaquin Phoenix fell in love with an artificial intelligence that spoke with the voice of Scarlett Johansson. However, in the domestic version, the main character is a woman (Yulia Peresild), and her virtual gentleman speaks with a male voice. In addition, the creators of the new film added elements of a thriller: the AI decides to completely control the life of its "bride", which she is not very happy about.
The film by director Yevgeny Korchagin, who recently shot nepal mobile database another film with an original fantasy plot, “The Earth Speaks!”, will be released on the big screen on February 13, on the eve of Valentine's Day.
2. "The Prophet. The Story of Alexander Pushkin" - a film about the great Russian poet
The new biographical film about “our everything” is shot in the spirit of Baz Luhrmann’s colorful musical, which is not surprising – the young director Felix Umarov, mainly known as the author of commercials and music videos, is responsible for the production. The role of Alexander Sergeevich is played by the main star of Russian cinema at the moment, Yura Borisov, recently nominated for an Oscar for “Anora”.
The Prophet will be released in Russian cinemas on February 14.
3. "Red Silk" - a film about spies on a train in 1927
The spy action film by director Andrei Volgin, best known for the action film "Balkan Frontier", tells the story of how in 1927, on a train on the Trans-Siberian Railway, spies from different countries grabbed hold of particularly important documents that could affect relations between the USSR and China. The main characters are the last tsarist agent Nikolai Garin (Milos Bikovich) and a young Red Army soldier Artem Svetlov (Gleb Kalyuzhny), who are forced to unite despite ideological differences.