RUSSIA

1. BURNT BY THE SUN

Director: Nikita Mikhalkov

Year: 1994

Awards/Recognition: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize Winner
Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film Winner

Summary: A colonel who happens to be an exalted Russian War hero relaxes with his family in a countryside. Adorable as he is, he finds the people surrounding him adorable in so diverse ways.

Comments/Ratings: TBA

2. PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS

 Director: Segei Bodrov


Year: 1996


Awards/Recognitions: Nika Awards Best Film and Best Director Winners
European Film Awards Outstanding Single Achievement
Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film Nominee
Golden Globe Best Foreign Language Film Nominee

Summary:  Two soldiers are caught and kept captive by Chechen Mountains. The two try to execute a plan of escape.

Ratings/Comments: TBA