Ridni

February starts from the premiere of a new documentary feature by Vitaliy Mansky known for his North-Korean movie ‘Under The Sun’. The new film titled ‘Ridni’ meaning ‘Kinsfolk’ and tells the stories of families divided by the Russian assault on Ukraine.
In theaters - from February 2nd, 2017.
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The Great Wall

Biggest blockbuster release of the winter, The Great Wall is an epic historical fiction action-adventure monster film directed by Zhang Yimou and written by Tony Gilroy, Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Max Brooks, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz. European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
In theaters - from February 2nd, 2017.

Paterson

Paterson is a bus driver in the city of Paterson, New Jersey - they share the name. Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, he writes poetry into a notebook; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer; he goes home to his wife, Laura. By contrast, Laura's world is ever changing. New dreams come to her almost daily. The film quietly observes the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
Quiet, thoughtful and deeply human, this movie is already referred to as one of Jim Jarmusch’s finest movies.
In theaters - from February 16th, 2017.

A Monster Calls

A visually spectacular drama from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona, based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel. 12-year-old Conor attempts to deal with his mother’s illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith.
In theaters - from February 23rd, 2017.
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Bitter Harvest

Based on one of the most overlooked tragedies of the 20th century, Bitter Harvest  is a powerful story of love, honor, rebellion and survival as seen through the eyes of two young lovers caught in the ravages of Joseph Stalin’s genocidal policies against Ukraine in the 1930s. As Stalin advances the ambitions of communists in the Kremlin, a young artist named Yuri ( Max Irons ) battles to survive famine, imprisonment and torture to save his childhood sweetheart Natalka ( Samantha Barks ) from the “Holodomor,” the death‑by‑starvation program that ultimately killed millions of Ukrainians. Against this tragic backdrop, Yuri escapes from a Soviet prison and joins the anti‑Bolshevik resistance movement as he battles to reunite with Natalka and continue the fight for free Ukraine. Filmed on location in Ukraine, this epic love story brings to light one of the most devastating chapters of modern Europe.
In theaters from February 23rd, 2017.