Predator's blunders: Vincent Cassel tries on a shroud, Roman Evdokimov steals other people's songs

The hero of Evdokimov's novel finds a portal to the past and becomes a superstar there, passing off modern hits as his own in the "Plagiarist", but the scheme fails when he risks losing the most precious thing in his present. Director David Cronenberg revisits the study of the transformations of the human body in "The Shroud" with Vincent Cassel about the funeral industry of the future. The shark horror "Predatory Creatures" is also being released, where the main villain is not a toothy monster from the abyss, but a psychopathic maniac who feeds his victims to fish, as well as re-releases of the cult anime "The Girl who Conquered Time" and the sports drama "Race". Izvestia — about what to watch at the cinema on the weekend.

"Plagiarist", 16+

Directed by Anton Megerdichev. Starring: Roman Evdokimov, Stasia Miloslavskaya, Aglaya Shilovskaya, Maxim Lagashkin, Marat Basharov, Irina Pegova, Vitaly Kischenko, Elena Panova, Anton Eldarov, Anton Rival, Nikolai Evstafyev

A musical comedy from the director of the sports drama "Moving up" and the disaster film "Metro" Anton Megerdichev. In the center of the plot of his new work is Egor, a 30-year-old backing vocalist of the karaoke club, who dreams of national fame, a big stage and his own musical repertoire. Everything to make his beloved Yulia happy, the daughter of an oligarch, who is not satisfied with the profession and status of her chosen one.

A guy gets a chance to succeed when he accidentally discovers a portal to 1991 in his closet. He begins to travel to the past and pass off modern hits there as his own - "A stewardess named Zhanna" Presnyakov, "Steamboat" Agutin, "Lyubimka" NELETTO, "Naked" by the Gradus group. The enterprising young man quickly becomes a superstar and gets everything he dreamed of, but the scheme fails — every step Egor takes in the past leads to changes in the future, where he risks losing the most precious thing. Starring Roman Evdokimov and Stasia Miloslavskaya.

"Shroud", 18+

Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders, Jennifer Dale, Eric Veinthal, Jeff Yun, Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson, Vyacheslav Christian

Canadian film director David Cronenberg, known for the body horror films "The Fly", "Existence", "Crimes of the Future", once again explores the transformation of the human body and fantasizes about technological progress. His new sci-fi thriller "Shroud" is about the funeral industry of the future. The main character Karsh built a fortune on a controversial development — his company creates innovative shrouds that allow people to monitor the decomposition of the bodies of buried loved ones through screens on tombstones. For him, this story is personal. Karsh has been grieving for his wife, who died of cancer, for several years. The system begins to collapse when he discovers strange growths on his beloved's body, and vandals attack the cemetery. Starring Vincent Cassel, who spoke about the filming of the project in an exclusive interview with Izvestia.

"Predatory creatures", 18+

Directed by Sean Byrne. Starring: Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney, Josh Huston, Ella Newton, Robert Carlton, Michael Goldman

There are a lot of shark films in the ocean of horror — "Jaws", "Meg: Monster of the Deep", "Shoal" and others. The creators of "Predatory Creatures" have prepared a double portion of mortal danger for their heroes, setting not only bloodthirsty sharks, but also a psychotic maniac on them. In the story, surfer Zephyr finds herself held hostage on the ship of a serial killer who enjoys feeding his victims alive to predators. But this time the villain made a mistake — his new "toy" is not one of those who are used to giving up, and can also show his teeth.

The film premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section. Sean Byrne's work has received high critical acclaim. According to them, it feels like a breath of fresh air among mediocre shark horror movies with poor graphics. In addition, the characters and the acting were appreciated. On Rotten Tomatoes, "Predatory Creatures" has 86% positive expert reviews.

"The open sea. Death is near", 18+

Directed by Matthew Losasso. Starring: Akshay Khanna, Sophie Skelton, Bella Dane, Joanna Roth, Tam Dean Byrne, Melody Grove, Nick Skogen

A mystical thriller about survival far from land. A group of friends goes out into the ocean on a small boat in order to cross the Atlantic and break the world record. After a while, the only survivor of the group, an exhausted woman named Megan, washes ashore on a bloodstained rowing boat. Now she has to reconstruct the bits and pieces of what happened in her memory in order to prove her innocence in the mysterious disappearance of the others.

"The girl who conquered time", 16+

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda. Starring: Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, Mitsutaka Itakura, Ayami Kakiuchi, Mitsuki Tanimura, Yuki Sekido, Yutawaka Katsura, Midori Ando, Fumihiko Tachiki, Keiko Yamamoto

Almost 20 years after the premiere, "The Girl who Conquered Time" from the Japanese director of the subsequent cult anime "Summer Wars", "The Apprentice of the Beast", "Beauty and the Dragon" by Mamoru Hosoda is released on Russian screens. In 2006, the project was released in a limited number of cinemas in Japan, but it quickly won over the audience that, thanks to word of mouth, there were soon more people willing to watch the novelty than there were empty seats in the halls, and some people occupied standing places.

The plot centers on 17-year—old high school student Makoto, who has no particular interest in studying and prefers to spend time with her two best friends who are in love with her, Kosuke and Chiaki. One day, after a series of troubles, the girl almost dies. Her unexpectedly discovered ability to travel through time saves her. Makoto is passionate about changing his past, but it starts to negatively affect other people, and the number of attempts is limited.

"Race", 18+

Directed by Ron Howard. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino, David Calder, Natalie Dormer, Stephen Mangan, Christian McKay, Alistair Petrie

A re-release of the 2013 sports action drama about the fierce rivalry between Formula 1 drivers from two-time Oscar winner Ron Howard. The action takes place in the mid-1970s. The golden era of auto racing is on the screen. English playboy James Hunt, played by Chris Hemsworth, and Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda, played by Daniel Bruhl, are competing for the championship in the most important race. The enmity of the two drivers on the track drives them to the limit. Foreign critics have noted the impressive editing and the suspenseful plot.