Igor Smushkevich

Keshka and the Beard

Iron Games

Famous weightlifter Nikolai Basargin is striving to overcome a streak of failures and to end his sports career by setting a new record. The coach does not believe in Basargin's abilities and is trying to replace him on the national team with a young athlete...

The Hamlet of Shchigry District

A television film based on the stories by Ivan Turgenev from the "Notes of a Hunter" collection.

Happy End

A provincial pharmacist moves to the capital, leaving behind her husband and child. But the big city isn’t eager to grant her success and fame. Instead, it takes advantage of her kindness and sincerity — and, like many before her, it will eventually cast her aside...

The Cat Started It All

The film is based on Yuri Tomin’s story “Everything’s the Other Way Around Today” and tells the tale of children who decide to stage a “Disobedience Day.” Galka, Yurka, and Slavik make a pact to listen to no one and do only what they want. Their bewildered parents and teacher are slow to understand what’s come over the kids, but eventually manage to persuade them to abandon their impulsive idea.