What awaits us in cinemas from February 23rd onward

Olympic Village

In August 1980, a delegation from the United States arrives in Moscow in preparation for the Olympic Games. To “clear” the capital of undesirable citizens, they are all sent to various sanatoriums and resorts, simply to remove them from the city. Arseny, the winner of the Tchaikovsky Olympics, is also included in this list. The village of Protasov becomes his place of exile, where he spends his days engaging in wild revelry by the lake, with a bottle of port wine in his hand. At this very time, a correspondent from “Radio Liberty” decides to visit Moscow. William Smith is eager to interview Arseny. Upon learning where he is actually located, Smith decides to go meet him. Naturally, agents from the KGB are also following them. And that’s when the real fun begins… Alongside Arseny’s great Olympic achievements, a sort of “own little Olympics” unfolds in the village of Protasov. Will Arseny manage to escape this place of exile?

Country: Russia

Director: Alexander Sukharev

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Sergey Koleshny, Anastasia Gorodentseva, Denis Nikiforov, Valery Garkalin, Mikhail Yefremov

Duration: 90 minutes

The Mee Family Buys a Zoo

This film tells the story of a British family named Mee who spends all their savings to save an abandoned rural zoo home to two hundred exotic animals, which were in danger of dying. Benjamin and his children now have to balance caring for their wife, who is suffering from cancer, with dealing with endless problems related to tigers that are trying to escape, rare animals that need care, rebellious employees, and the exhausting process of preparing the zoo to reopen.

Country: USA

Director: Cameron Crow

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, El Fanning, Stephanie Zostak, Carla Galle, Thomas Hayden Church

Men in a Big City 2

Just like women, men are all different. One dreams of meeting the one and only right person; another can’t decide between many girlfriends; a third is going through a divorce and is very distressed; a fourth is too busy with himself and his career to think about starting a family; and the fifth… well, he’s just a bit chaotic. But everyone wants to be happy… In “Men in a Big City 2,” DJ Jerome decides to put an end to his reckless lifestyle and try a quieter, more peaceful life, dreaming of family warmth and a single girl. However, all his dreams are shattered when he discovers that his first love is already married.

Mr. Ganzubas

The film “Mr. Ganzubas” tells the story of Howard Marks, the most famous marijuana smuggler in the world. This biographical comedy explores his life, his friends, and his criminal activities. He used 43 fake names, had four children, 89 phone numbers, 25 companies around the world, and over one million copies of his memoirs were sold. Among his friends were people from the mafia, the Irish Republican Army, British intelligence, and the CIA. A graduate in physics, a “specialist” in marijuana trafficking, a schoolteacher, a gentleman, a wanderer, a spy, a storyteller, a writer, a philosopher, a rock promoter… Meet Howard Marks—also known as Mr. Ganzubas. From the mining town of Kenfig in South Wales to Oxford, then to Germany, Pakistan, the Netherlands, Thailand, Ibiza, Mallorca, Manila, and even an American prison… An incredible rise and fall in his life.

Country: UK, Spain

Director: Bernard Rose

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Biography

Cast: Ris Evans, Clémentine Sévinie, David Thewlis

Duration: 121 minutes

Tenderness