THE RUSLAN AND LEV SAGA in order

THE RUSLAN AND LEV SAGA is a 13-episode underground Belarusian sitcom in which a pair of misguided cinephiles—the shy Ruslan Romanov and the brash Lev Zaretski—launch a film review outlet, a moviemaking company, and, finally, an AI startup with increasingly ludicrous results. 3 films, 3h 53m in all, in release order.

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   Kinomantra

   2016 · 101 min

   A pair of misguided cinephiles—the shy Ruslan Romanov and the brash Lev Zaretski—launch a film review outlet.

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   Cinemagic

   2017 · 87 min

   Aspiring directors Lev Zaretski (a sadist) and Ruslan Romanov (an anime MC) will show you how to properly write a screenplay; cast actors; do a film shoot; and answer questions from annoying film festival attendees.

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   Filmtelligence

   2026 · 45 min

   The shy Ruslan Romanov and the brash Lev Zaretski, who previously launched a film review outlet in KINOMANTRA and a moviemaking company in CINEMAGIC, now reveal their AI startup FILMTELLIGENCE with ludicrous results. No generative AI was used in the making of this work.

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