Hunting the Emperor (2026)
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Director: Aleksey Pimanov
Cast: Vitaliy Krylov, Milana Bru, Andrey Davydov, Stanislav Bondarenko, Ivan Shibanov
Once Moscow falls, silent and abandoned, Napoleon takes up residence within the walls of the Kremlin. At his side, unwavering, stands General Michel Clément—a man of Russian noble blood who once believed in the emperor’s righteous cause. But beneath the frozen spires of the Chudov Monastery, a deadly conspiracy brews as monks secretly mine the Arsenal, plotting to blow the conqueror to pieces. Elsewhere, the young noblewoman Maria, consumed by grief for her slain brother, takes aim at Napoleon herself. Her shot misses, and in its wake she collides with two worlds: the loyal Michel and the Polish officer Józef Sadok. Posing as an actress within the monastery’s shadowy halls, Maria slips into a perilous masquerade where every glance could betray her, every rescue might be a trap—and where an unexpected, fragile bond with Michel begins to rewrite the destiny of them all.