Pierre Bourel

Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society, frequently called upon to wield a pistol as a surrogate in duels at dawn. But when Yakovlev meets the naïve young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised by hitherto undetected emotions. What transpires uncovers a series of revelations about his past and his present self.

An erotic island retreat plays host to an exclusive couple’s retreat designed to rekindle the flames of passion. When Stacy and her boyfriend arrive, the sexy fun is quickly interrupted by a malevolent entity that feeds on their pain.

The early Middle Ages. A time of heavy swords and dark blood law. The ruling clan is in discord. The guilt for the accidental death of the brother has fallen on the Grand Duke. According to the law, revenge must be taken by the younger brother, a bastard. For the refusal to kill, he has to pay with eve- rything he had, because “for peace you need more swords than for a war”...

Alexandra, a French architect working on a significant project in Moscow, is an intelligent, driven and independent career woman. But when her lifes' desire turns to having a child, and with her biological clock ticking, she is suddenly faced with a serious choice: does she have the time to wait for love or must she take responsibility to have a child alone?

In 1982, André Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka’s death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate. A botched autopsy report raises his suspicions and leads him to accuse Kalinka’s stepfather, Dr Dieter Krombach, as the murderer. Unable to indict Krombach in Germany, Bamberski attempts to take the trial to France, where he will dedicate his life to Kalinka’s justice and the imprisonment of Krombach.

In a bizarre Breton library that collects rejected, never published manuscripts, a young editor discovers a novel that she considers a masterpiece. It was written by a certain Henri Pick, a cook who died two years earlier and who, according to his widow, had never read a book in his life or written anything but a shopping list... Did he have a secret life? When the book becomes a huge best-seller, Jean- Michel Rouche, a skeptical and stubborn literary critic, teams up with Joséphine, Pick’s daughter, to unravel the mystery.

A revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan. But also a switchblade-waving poet, a lover of beautiful women, a warmonger, a political agitator, and a novelist who wrote of his greatness. Eduard Limonov’s life story is a journey through Russia, America, and Europe during the second half of the 20th century.

This is the story of the visionaries behind Russia's first mass-produced automobile. In 1908, automotive enthusiast Andrey Nagel and engineer Dmitry Bondarev gather a team of like-minded individuals and begin developing a car. When the viability of their endeavor looks uncertain, Andrey Nagel makes the risky decision to enter their car in the Monaco Rally - a move that could make or break the budding automobile manufacturer's future.

Alice is in her early 30s. Having suffered another setback in love, she realizes that the last five years of her life, according to her worried mother, were wasted. The girl makes a bet with her mother — she must find a husband within a year. As a student at the film school's directing department, Alice decides to make a film about her future husband, but first she needs to find the perfect candidate who would meet her requirements and at the same time be an interesting film character.

His name is Ghost. He does not remember who he is or where he is from. All he remembers is the face of a frightened woman. His only clue is a tattoo with the coordinates of a cache which includes weapons, money, fake passports and a photo. On the way to the cache, he meets a girl who volunteers to help him solve his mystery.

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Peter the Great dies and passes the Russian throne to his 16-year-old daughter, Elizaveta. The young, carefree and energetic princess is not ready to give up on gorgeous dresses, handsome admirers and passionate love affairs for the crown. However, fate has other plans for her. Elizaveta is forced to take the path of dangerous adventures in order to deal with court intrigues, stalking and evil plots. Three fearless bodyguards of the princess will accompany her along the way and are willing to do whatever it takes to save the future Empress’ life.

The head of special operations of the FSB, Denis Krechetov, receives an important task — to catch and deliver to Russia a hacker nicknamed Prism. After she steals the formula for a secret chemical weapon, she is hunted by an international arms dealer and American intelligence. Denis finds out the location of the Prism and goes there with his squad to intercept it. However, unexpected difficulties arise during the operation and Denis has to face a difficult choice — to act in the interests of the Motherland or to save his family.