"Father" and children: "Shurale" with Husky, "Bachelor in Italy" and a war drama about the search for a son

On the eve of Victory Day, the war drama "Father" about a simple Siberian hunter who volunteers at the front to find his son is being released on wide screens. Actress Alina Nasibullina will make her directorial debut with the folk horror film Shurale. "Hokum" will tell about the ghosts of an old Irish hotel, "Bachelor in Italy" will try to believe in love again, and the family fantasy "Up the Magic Tree" will take you to fairy-tale worlds. "Izvestia" about what to watch in the cinema next weekend.

"Father", 16+

Directed by Pavel Ivanov. Starring: Ilya Shakunov, Vladislav Tyron, Roman Vasiliev, Egor Abramov, Alina Dulova

Pavel Ivanov's war drama has already won the Audience Award at the 48th Moscow International Film Festival, and is now being released nationally. The action takes place in the midst of the Great Patriotic War. The hero of the film, Siberian hunter Gavriil Sobinov, goes to the front as a volunteer after learning that he has gone missing. Without giving up hope of finding him, his father becomes a first-class sniper and takes care of a group of young fighters, for whom he becomes not a stranger.

"Shurale", 18+

Directed by Alina Nasibullina. Starring: Alina Nasibullina, Maxim Matveev, Gennady Blinov, Sergey Gilev, Ruzil Minekaev, Husky, Roman Mikhailov, Evgeny Sangadzhiev, Maria Matzel

The directorial debut of actress Alina Nasibullina, inspired by Tatar folklore. The film was presented at the 48th Moscow International Film Festival in the program "Russian Premieres". The mystical thriller became a kind of continuation of the idea of the video for the song "Pyala" by the duo "Aigel", shot by Nasibullina. The track became one of the main themes of the TV series "The Word of a Kid" that was making a lot of noise in 2023. As if on purpose, the director took Ruzil Minekaev, the star of the project, into her film. Nasibullina has collected a strong cast for a full meter. Her husband, the Husky rapper, is also here.

Poetess Aisha lives in Moscow and is preparing for a wedding, but a sudden call about the disappearance of her brother Timur forces her to return to her native Tatar village. It turns out that he worked at a sawmill and participated in cutting down a Sacred grove, a place where, according to legend, the spirit of the Shurale dwells. Plunging into the atmosphere of childhood fears and ancient rituals, Aisha realizes that Timur's disappearance is not connected with the criminal world, but with the awakening of an ancient force that does not forgive the betrayal of its roots.

Hokum, 18+

Directed by Damian McCarthy. Starring: Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, Michael Patrick, David Wilmot, Austin Amelio, Ezra Carlisle, Mallory Adams

The Irishman Damian McCarthy shot a picture in the spirit of Stephen King's classic horror films in County Cork, using real locations to create an atmosphere of isolation. The main role was played by the star of "Separation" Adam Scott.

Writer Oum Bauman arrives at an old Irish hotel to scatter his parents' ashes at their honeymoon destination. Despite the warnings of the staff about the witch locked in the wedding room, the hero ignores superstitions until people begin to disappear without a trace in the hotel. Faced with paranormal phenomena, Oum realizes that the legends of the honeymoon suite are inextricably linked to the dark secrets of his own family.

"The Bachelor in Italy", 18+

Directed by Charles Francis Kinnan and Daniel Kinnan. Starring: Kevin James, Alison Hannigan, Jonathan Rumi, Kim Coates, Julie Ann Emery

A vibrant romantic comedy starring "American Pie" and "How I Met Your Mother" Alison Hannigan. The film takes you to sunny Italy due to its picturesque locations — the film was shot on the streets of Rome and among the hilly landscapes of Tuscany.

Schoolteacher Matt Taylor organizes a lavish wedding in Italy for his bride, pays for her entire family's flight and honeymoon, but receives a rejection note right at the altar. Finding himself alone in a foreign country, he decides not to return home, but to go on a journey alone. During the trip, Matt meets the charming Italian Gia, who becomes his guide and helps him regain a taste for life and food, gradually healing his broken heart.

"Up the Magic Tree", 6+

Directed by Ben Gregor. Starring: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nonso Anozie, Sonny Meo, Judi Dench, Nicola Kohlan, Rebecca Ferguson, Jennifer Saunders

The British film adaptation of the children's classic series of books by Enid Blyton "Stories of the Magic Tree". The script for the film was written by Simon Farnaby, the author of "The Adventures of Paddington 2" and "Wonka," and starring Andrew Garfield. Vivid images of fairy-tale inhabitants give a special flavor to the picture: the role of fairy Silkley went to the star of "Bridgerton" Nicola Kohlan, and Rebecca Ferguson and Jennifer Saunders appeared in the images of the inhabitants of magical worlds.

The Thompson family is forced to leave their usual urban life and move to the countryside after Polly's mother loses her job. While parents are trying to establish a life in an old farmhouse, their children discover a giant ancient tree in the neighboring forest, on top of which are hidden passages to amazing fantastic worlds — from the land of eternal holidays to a kingdom where any desires are fulfilled. Getting to know the unusual inhabitants of the tree — fairy Silkley and Moonface — becomes the beginning of a great adventure for children, which helps a divided family to find common ground again and believe in miracles.