The film includes three short stories based on the stories of Mikhail Zoshchenko: "Crime and Punishment", "Fun Adventure", and "Wedding Event" about the negative phenomena of the provincial life of the young country of the Soviets: stupidity, drunkenness, money-grubbing, lack of spirituality.

Isabelle Brodeur embarks on a journey to Vietnam, her adopted daughter’s birthplace. Throughout this stunningly beautiful journey, Isabelle discovers her daughter’s country through the eyes of the woman who brought her into this word.

The Russian Civil War is over and the White Guard are all dead or abroad. Some of the exiled nobles are attempting to crown a new Tsar/Emperor abroad, and a couple of impostors are vying for the position. At the same time, some of the Elusive Avengers' old foes are trying to return to Russia, for mysterious reasons. The avengers are assigned the task of finding out what's going on. Turns out the bad guys are after the Russian Crown, which is encrusted with many diamonds and jewels. It is not clear whether the crown is only wanted for the coronation ceremony or if the bad guys are trying to sell it to the highest bidder, but either way they must be stopped. The avengers are after them. Two go to Paris to infiltrate the emigrant community, and the other two work on the Russian soil.

A chronicle of life in a small village in the Baikal Region on the eve of World War I and at the time of the October Revolution. The age-old foundations are crumbling, the process of social stratification is underway and, as a result, some people go to defend the revolution, and others - to fight against it. The main hero is the young Cossack Roman Ulybin. At first, this carefree daredevil is preoccupied only with one problem: whether his sweetheart, Dashutka, is to marry him or a merchant’s son, Alyoshka. Roman is killing time fist-fighting with his rival. But little by little, the young man realizes that the world around him has changed, that people are fighting for equality and social justice, and, being a real Cossack, he can’t remain on the sidelines…

Ο Σεργκέι Ντοβλάτοφ είναι συγγραφέας στο Λένινγκραντ του 1971. Η Ρωσία γιορτάζει άλλη μια επέτειο της επανάστασής της, αλλά τα πράγματα στην καλλιτεχνική σκηνή της χώρας μόνο επαναστατικά δεν είναι. Ο Σεργκέι και οι φίλοι, μια παρέα συγγραφέων και ποιητών, στους οποίους συμπεριλαμβάνεται και ο σπουδαίος Ρώσος ποιητής Γιόσεφ Μπρόντσκι, πασχίζουν να δημοσιευτούν, αλλά το γραφειοκρατικό σύστημα της τότε ΕΣΣΔ δέχεται μόνο ποιήματα και λογοτεχνικά έργα που να εξυμνούν το καθεστώς.

Ο Χολμς αναλαμβάνει να σώσει την τιμή της Λαίδης Εύα Μπλάκγουελ, η οποία απειλείται από τον τρομερό εκβιαστή Τσαρλς Όγκουστ Μίλβερτον, ο οποίος κατέχει τις προσωπικές της επιστολές.

Βαρετή, βαρετή, γκρίζα μονοτονία μιας επαρχιακής πόλης. Για να τραβήξει την προσοχή στον εαυτό του, ο νεαρός Νικολάι «έκφρασε» ότι έφευγε για έναν φίλο στην Άπω Ανατολή. Τι ξεκίνησε εδώ! Στη συλλογή συμμετέχει όλη η πόλη. Ναι, με τι μεγαλειώδη εμβέλεια, σαν να ταξίδευαν με όλη την πόλη. Και ακόμη και η ειλικρινής παραδοχή του Νικολάι ότι όλα αυτά είναι ψέματα και δεν υπάρχει φίλος, δεν μπορεί να σταματήσει κανέναν. Με μεγαλοπρέπεια, σε μια πανηγυρική ατμόσφαιρα, ο Νικολάι συνοδεύεται από την πόλη με μουσική ...

Devastated by a love affair, former in-demand gigolo Future Chang (played by Sandra Ng) retreats to Thailand, leading the life a dissolute. Thanks to the intervention of his high school teacher, Mr. Lo, Future summons the courage to return to Hong Kong. With the help of his friend Ricky, a gym trainer, he works hard to get back into shape, determined to make a comeback in the “duck” (male escort) trade. To Future’s surprise, Hong Kong has undergone a dramatic transformation since he left the city. Even the rules of the duck trade have completely changed! In order to ply his trade, Future is reduced seeking clients at an old age nursery home for women. Meanwhile, the places where women can buy happiness have become much more accessible, operating in neighborhood establishments such as a Thai restaurant…Determined to adapt to their new environment, Future and his desperate cohorts Dick Wide, Nebula and Broker Chan decide to dedicate themselves to satisfying the needs of their new client.

In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. Other people (who were around when she died) also learn about it. Thus several people arrive in Leningrad trying to find the treasure, each one for himself/herself. What's worse - the only information they have is that the treasure is under a lion - and it's in Leningrad, a city known by its numerous statues of lions. The story gets even more interesting when the soviet militia (police) learns about the whole thing and send an undercover agent...

Imelda, a larger-than-life character inspired by the director's grandmother, sets herself on a quest to settle old scores before celebrating her 100th birthday.

Based on the trilogy of Aleksandr Ostrovsky. Moscow, XIX century. A small official Misha Balzaminov lives in a small house. He, like his mother, sees his happiness in marrying a rich bride. Misha images in dreams and fantasies that he is a general or even a king — rich and domineering. And in reality, poor Balzaminov is haunted by setbacks...

A crook named Ostap Bender, who survived a murder attempt by Kisa Vorobyaninov in "12 Chairs," now schemes to extort 1 million from an underground millionaire.

Two men and a woman happen to meet in a bar. We learn from their conversations both the intriguing and banal details of their lives. But is anyone really telling the truth?

A very typical post-Soviet era storyline. A bunch of vagabonds lured an innocent teenage girl to their apartment, offered her a drink, intimidated, then gang raped her. Local cops are incapable to undertake an adequate actions against the scoundrels - prevented by the superior chief of the local police, who is the dad of one of the scumbags. The case is closed. The girl's granddad tired of an endless circumlocution decides to take revenge in his own hands.

Dooley and his K-9 partner Jerry Lee are ready to retire from the police force. But before he can retire with his pension he must work as a P.I. to find a set of high tech computer chips.

A romantic comedy set on Christmas Eve in Warsaw and centered around a series of characters.

Anton and Erika started out as friends for five years and got into a romantic relationship for seven years. Anton is a commercial director while Erika is a former band member and becomes his stay-at-home partner. The day finally comes when he asks her to marry him.

Στις 24 Ιουλίου 2010, οι κάτοικοι όλου του πλανήτη κλήθηκαν να στείλουν στο YouTube ένα βίντεο από τη ζωή τους , συμμετέχοντας έτσι στο «Life in a Day», ένα ιστορικό, κινηματογραφικό πείραμα που είχε ως στόχο τη δημιουργία ενός ντοκιμαντέρ σχετικά με τη ζωή μια μέρα στη Γη. 81.000 βίντεο από 192 χώρες συνολικού χρόνου 4.500 ωρών συγκεντρώθηκαν σε ένα υλικό γεμάτο συναισθηματικές, κωμικές και πολύ προσωπικές στιγμές ανθρώπων από το Περού έως την Γερμανία και από την Αυστραλία μέχρι την Ζάμπια.

Jimi, a computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the game, Solo. Tormented by the memory of his fled girlfriend Lisa and begged by Solo to end its useless "life", Jimi begins a search for people who can help him both to discover what happened to Lisa and to delete his game before it is released.