Present Future

Present Future is a Russian comedy and drama about Anna, a sociology student from a wealthy background. To complete her internship, she conducts a field study to understand how people in Russia perceive their future. She is assisted by Nechaev, a young man from the outskirts who is in love with her. Together, they encounter eight different individuals with varying perspectives on their current lives and what lies ahead. While they fail to find a definitive answer for the academic research, the experience leads the two of them to develop a romantic relationship.

The film was written by Andrey Lukyanov and produced by Margarita Migranova, Aleksandra Sarana, and Artyom Semakin. It was directed by a team including Andrey Mudrov, Alexandr Sobichevsky, Olga Dibtseva, Valery Polienko, Aleksey Rozin, Ilya Khotinenko, and Grigory Kalinin. For Andrey Mudrov, this was the first of two listed films, followed by Goddess Like Me in 2023. Ilya Khotinenko directed this before Half-Dead, Half-Dead Can't Get Out. Odyssey 1992 and Scarecrow in 2026. Grigory Kalinin followed this work with 80 ударов в минуту in 2026. The cast features Ana Javakishvili, Nikita Kologrivyi, Sergey Burunov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Yuliya Aleksandrova, and Anna Kotova. On IMDb, the movie has a rating of 5.6/10 based on 468 votes.