Biopic, historical drama or popular animation: what to go to the cinema at the weekend

Last Thursday, the picture-favorite of the coming Oscar, the third part of the popular animation franchise, the drama with Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem in the lead roles and the historical tape based on the novel by Alexei Ivanov were released in Russian hire. And also - the film is a representative of a specific genre “about survival” and a horror about a child possessing supernatural abilities. Read more about the main premieres of the week in the RT material.

"Power" (Vice)

For half a century, Richard ("Dick"), Cheney has passed a difficult path from an electrician from Wyoming to the position of vice president of the United States. Becoming a gray cardinal of the government of George W. Bush, Cheney controlled the state apparatus, the army, the country's foreign policy and energy.

Director of the film Adam McCain, like most Americans, had a very superficial understanding of the personality of Dick Cheney. According to the director, the more political literature he read, the more amazed how Cheney came to power. Fascinated by the biography of the politician, McKay wrote the script and instantly enlisted the support of producer Kevin Messick, with whom he worked on the Oscar-winning "Short Game."

How to Train Your Dragon 3 : The Hidden World (How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World)

In the third part of the animated hit about the friendship of a viking and a dragon, intimate comrades Iking and Bezzubik will have to fight the ruthless dragon hunter Grimmel the Terrifying. And help to cope with the villain, who wants to destroy all the Night Furies, a new character - Day Fury.

The how to tame the dragon franchise is based on the eponymous book series by the English writer Cressida Cowell. The first film of the trilogy was released in 2010. It was marked by positive reviews from critics, and already in 2014, the sequel was premiered. "How to Train Your Dragon 2" was nominated for an Oscar and received a Golden Globe in the Best Animation Film category.

"Labyrinths of the Past" (Todos lo saben)

The action of this film takes place in the Spanish village, where the heroine of Penelope Cruz Laura and her daughter arrive at her sister's wedding. The holiday is overshadowed by the abduction of the latter; everyone is suspected. For help in finding his daughter, Laura turns to the former lover Paco (Javier Bardem).

"Labyrinths of the Past" Asgar Farhadi became the film of the opening of the 71st Cannes International Film Festival, among other things, the film claimed for the main cinema award of Spain "Goya".

"Tobol"

"Tobol" was shot based on the books of the same name by the author of the novel "The Geographer Globe Gone Drinks" by Alexey Ivanov Igor Zaitsev and Peter Zelenov staged the film, and the tape was produced by the studio Yellow, Black and White together with the film company Solivs. Dmitry Nazarov, Yevgeny Dyatlov, Dmitry Dyuzhev, Pavel Tabakov and Agata Mutseniece were involved in the film.

On the instructions of Emperor Peter I (Dyuzhev), Young Guard Ivan Demarin (Malanin) goes on a campaign to Siberia. By chance, he becomes a participant in dangerous political intrigue.

Lost in Ice (Arctic)

“Lost in Ice” is the full-length debut of Brazilian scriptwriter and director Joe Penn (as well as the author of many music videos on YouTube known as MysteryGuitarMan). As part of last year's Cannes Film Festival, Penn's painting was nominated for a Golden Camera in the directorial debut category.

Mads Mikkelsen plays Overgard pilot, whose plane crashed somewhere in the vastness of the endless Arctic. While Overguard is waiting for salvation and trying to win the battle with the elements, a rescue helicopter crashes nearby. Among the surviving crew members is the seriously wounded heroine Maria Thelma Smaradottir. Now Overgard has to decide - go ahead and seek salvation or stay with a random fellow traveler.

Omen: Rebirth (The Prodigy)

In 2010, in Ohio, serial killer Edward Skark was shot dead during a police raid. At the same time, a couple of Sarah and John Blum are born with a son in Pennsylvania. While still a baby, Miles Blum demonstrates extraordinary intellectual abilities. However, remarkable intelligence is accompanied by violent behavior. Sarah and John decide that their son is influenced by something supernatural.

Important: the horror of Nicholas McCarthy does not intersect with the famous tape of Richard Donner in 1976 and is not related to her re-release of 2006 directed by John Moore. The original title of the film from English translates as "unusually gifted man", "miracle." The average tape rating on the Rotten Tomatoes aggregator is 5.1 out of 10.