List of Russian films of 2003

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A list of films produced in Russia in 2003 (see 2003 in film).

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2003

TitleRussian titleDirectorGenreNotes
Amber Wings Янтарные крылья Andrey Razenkov Drama
And in the Morning They Woke Up А поутру они проснулись Sergey Nikonenko Comedy
Angel on the Curb Ангел на обочине Svetlana Stasenko Crime
Bless the Woman Благословите женщину Stanislav Govorukhin Svetlana Khodchenkova Drama
Bumer Бумер Pyotr Buslov Crime
Carmen Кармен Aleksandr Khvan Drama
Father and Son Отец и сын Alexander Sokurov DramaEntered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival
The Forced March Марш-бросок Nikolai Stambula Action
Granny Бабуся Lidia Bobrova Drama
The Head Голова Svetlana Baskova Sergey PakhomovComedy
The Idiot Идиот Vladimir Bortko Drama
Little Longnose Карлик Нос Ilya Maksimov Fairy taleAnimation, based on the story of the same name by Wilhelm Hauff
Old Women Старухи Gennady Sidorov Drama
On the Nameless Height На безымянной высоте Vyacheslav Nikiforov War
One Life Жизнь однаVitaliy MoskalenkoDrama
Peculiarities of National Politics Особенности национальной политики Dmitry Meskhiev, Yuri KonopkinComedy
Poor Poor Paul Бедный бедный Павел Vitaly Melnikov Viktor Sukhorukov Historical
The Return Возвращение Andrey Zvyagintsev DramaWon the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Roads to Koktebel Коктебель Boris Khlebnikov, Aleksey Popogrebskiy DramaEntered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival
The Stroll Прогулка Alexei Uchitel DramaEntered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival
The Suit Шик Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov Drama
White Gold Белое золото Viktor Ivanov Action

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