The Librarian / Bibliotekar

2023 | Fiction | 49 min. | Russia | 18+

Urban fantasy with Nikita Efremov based on the bestseller by Mikhail Elizarov. Actor-loser Alexei Vyazintsev learns that his father was killed under mysterious circumstances. Alexei travels to Shironino, his father's hometown, to sell his apartment, but instead gets into troubles. Locals believe that the books of the long-forgotten writer Gromov have magical properties. Each of these books gives a specific effect: Rage, Patience, Power, Joy, Strength, Memory. The secret world of Gromov's book readers is divided into Libraries that hunt for books all over the country and are ready to kill competitors for their strength. Vyazintsev will become a part of one of the Libraries, reveal the secrets of his own family and go in search of the rarest of magical books - the Book of Meaning.

Director: Igor Tverdokhlebov

Producers: Yulia Sumacheva, Vladimir Tyulin, Anatoly Tupitsyn, Timur Weinstein, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Dmitry Tabarchuk and Maxim Rybakov

Сast: Nikita Efremov, Evgenia Dmitrieva, Marina Vorozhishcheva, Mikhail Troynik, Andrey Merzlikin, Mikhail Trukhin, Sergey Epishev, Elena Morozova, Mariam Psuturi and Igor Zolotovitsky

Studios: Weit Media and Art Pictures Distribution