Title Russian title Director Cast Genre Notes 1989Abduction of the Wizard Похищение чародея Viktor Kobzev Yulia Aug, Romualdas Ramanauskas, Sergey Varchuk, Vladimir Gostyukhin Science fiction Anarchy Беспредел Igor Gostev Andrey Tashkov, Anton Androsov Drama Anecdote Анекдот Yefim Abramov, Nizami Musayev Rasim Balayev, Jeyhun Mirzayev, Yashar Nuri Comedy, drama Anna: 6–18 Анна: от 6 до 18 Nikita Mikhalkov Anna Mikhalkova Experimental documentary Before Sunrise Перед рассветом Yaropolk Lapshin Valeri Ryzhakov, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny Action Besame Бесаме Nino Akhvlediani Dato Gabunia Drama Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love Чёрная роза — эмблема печали, красная роза — эмблема любви Sergei Solovyov Tatyana Drubich, Aleksandr Abdulov Comedy Screened at the 1990 Cannes Film FestivalCrash – Cop's Daughter Авария — дочь мента Mikhail Tumanishvili Vladimir Ilyin, Oksana Arbuzova Drama The Criminal Quartet Криминальный квартет Aleksandr Muratov Nikolai Karachentsov, Vladimir Steklov Action The Drayman and the King Биндюжник и Король Vladimir Alenikov Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Zinoviy Gerdt Comedy Entrance to the Labyrinth Вход в лабиринт Valeriy Kremnev Igor Kostolevsky, Ivars Kalniņš, Yuriy Nazarov, Zhanna Prokhorenko Crime The Feasts of Belshazzar, or a Night with Stalin Пиры Валтасара, или Ночь со Сталиным Yuri Kara Aleksei Petrenko, Aleksandr Feklistov, Valentin Gaft, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev Historical drama Freeze Die Come to Life Замри, умри, воскресни Vitali Kanevsky Dinara Drukarova Drama Won the Caméra d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film FestivalFrom the Life of Fyodor Kuzkin Из жизни Фёдора Кузькина Stanislav Rostotsky Aleksandr Susnin, Tatyana Bedova Drama Hard to Be a God Трудно быть богом Peter Fleischmann Edward Zentara, Alexander Philippenko, Andrei Boltnev, Werner Herzog Science fiction Soviet–French–West German co-productionHow Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea В городе Сочи тёмные ночи Vasili Pichul Aleksei Zharkov, Natalya Negoda, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Alexander Lenkov Comedy Screened at the 1990 Cannes Film FestivalThe Initiated Посвящённый Oleg Teptsov Gor Oganisyan, Lyubov Polishchuk Drama Intergirl Интердевочка Pyotr Todorovsky Elena Yakovleva, Vsevolod Shilovsky, Zinovy Gerdt, Lyubov Polishchuk Drama It Оно Sergei Ovcharov Rolan Bykov, Natalya Gundareva Comedy It Happened Near the Sea Это было у моря Ayan Shakhmaliyeva Valentina Ananina, Irina Annina Drama Katala Катала Sergei Bodrov, Alexander Buravsky Valeriy Garkalin, Yelena Safonova Crime drama To Kill a Dragon Убить дракона Mark Zakharov Aleksandr Abdulov, Oleg Yankovsky, Yevgeny Leonov, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Aleksandra Zakharova, Viktor Rakov Fantasy Soviet–West German co-productionMother Мать Gleb Panfilov Inna Churikova Drama Entered into the 1990 Cannes Film FestivalThe Red Flute Месть Yermek Shinarbayev Aleksandr Pan Drama Screened at the 1991 Cannes Film FestivalThe Servant Слуга Vadim Abdrashitov Oleg Borisov Drama Entered into the 39th Berlin International Film FestivalStray Dogs Псы Dmitry Svetozarov Sergey Kokovkin, Andrey Krasko Thriller A Trip to Wiesbaden Поездка в Висбаден Yevgeni Gerasimov Sergey Zhigunov, Yelena Seropova Drama Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective Две стрелы. Детектив каменного века Alla Surikova Alexander Kuznetsov, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Olga Kabo, Nikolai Karachentsov Crime A Visitor to a Museum Посетитель музея Konstantin Lopushansky Viktor Mikhaylov Science fiction Entered into the 16th Moscow International Film FestivalThe Witches Cave Подземелье ведьм Yuri Moroz Sergey Zhigunov, Marina Levtova, Dmitry Pevtsov, Nikolai Karachentsov Science fiction Yolki-palki Ёлки-палки! Sergei Nikonenko Sergei Nikonenko, Ekaterina Voronina Comedy Zerograd Город Зеро Karen Shakhnazarov Leonid Filatov, Oleg Basilashvili, Vladimir Menshov, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev Comedy, drama Selected as the Soviet entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but not nominated