Many foreign films are successful in the Russian box office, but domestic filmmakers do not always succeed in conquering the world film market. Many Russian films are released abroad, but only a few manage to win the hearts of viewers abroad. At the same time, the main indicator of success is, first of all, box office receipts. Burnt by the Sun, 1994, director Nikita Mikhalkov The study by the author of the time of the Stalinist repressions did not leave the foreign viewer indifferent, and besides, it brought the picture of Nikita Mikhalkov, in addition to the Grand Prix of the 47th Cannes Film Festival, Oscar for the best foreign film.
