Russian Director Nikita Mikhalkov gestures during the opening ceremony of the 37th International Film Festival in Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin 

U.S. actor Brad Pitt (R) and Russian Director Nikita Mikhalkov arrive for the opening ceremony of the 35th International Film Festival in Moscow, June 20, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

U.S. actor Brad Pitt (R) and Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov arrive for the opening ceremony of the 35th International Film Festival in Moscow June 20, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

U.S. actor Brad Pitt (R) and Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov arrive for the opening ceremony of the 35th International Film Festival in Moscow June 20, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

U.S. actor Brad Pitt (R) and Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov arrive for the opening ceremony of the 35th International Film Festival in Moscow June 20, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian Director Nikita Mikhalkov arrives for the opening ceremony of the 34th International Film Festival in Moscow June 21, 2012. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and Actress Renata Litvinova arrive for the opening ceremony of the 34th International Film Festival in Moscow June 21, 2012. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Actor John Malkovich (R) shares a joke with Russian Director Nikita Mikhalkov before the premiere of Transformers: Dark of the Moon at the opening of the Moscow International Film Festival in Moscow June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with Russian filmmaker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov after decorating him with the Order for Services to the Fatherland, fourth grade, during an awarding ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow December 30, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov speaks at a news conference in Havana December 7, 2010. Mikhalkov is in the city to attend the ongoing 32nd Havana International Film Festival. REUTERS/Stringer (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) listens film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov during their meeting in Moscow July 17, 2010 REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Pool/Alexei Druzhinin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Spanish director Augusti Vila (L) reacts as he receives the Crystal Globe Award from Russian filmmaker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary July 10, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov poses with the Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary July 10, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov poses with the Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary July 10, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov gestures after receiving the Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary July 10, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov (R) receives the Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema from President of the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Jiri Bartoska in Karlovy Vary July 10, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov (L) receives the Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema from President of the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Jiri Bartoska in Karlovy Vary July 10, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov (L) receives the Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema from President of the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Jiri Bartoska in Karlovy Vary July 10, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian film maker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov poses for photographers as he arrives for a news conference at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary July 9, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian film maker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov poses for photographers as he arrives for a news conference at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary July 9, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

President of the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Jiri Bartoska (L) welcomes Russian film maker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov (R) and his daughter, actress Nadezhda, in Karlovy Vary July 9, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian film maker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov (R) and his daughter, actress Nadezhda, pose for photographers after arriving at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary July 9, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

President of the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Jiri Bartoska (L) welcomes Russian film maker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov (R) and his daughter, actress Nadezhda, in Karlovy Vary July 9, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian film maker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov signs autographs for his fans after arriving at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary July 9, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian film maker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov (L) is welcomed by the President of the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Jiri Bartoska in Karlovy Vary July 9, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

President of the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Jiri Bartoska (R) welcomes Russian film maker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov in Karlovy Vary July 9, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and 32nd Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) president Nikita Mikhalkov (R) greets French director Luc Besson, who is the chairman of the MIFF jury, at the festival's closing ceremony in Moscow June 26, 2010. Over 200 films were screened during the 10-day festival. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and 32nd Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) president Nikita Mikhalkov (R) greets Chairman of the MIFF jury French director, producer and scriptwriter Luc Besson on his arrival for the opening ceremony in the centre of Moscow, June 17, 2010. Over 200 films are to be screened during the 10-day festival. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and 32nd Moscow International Film Festival president Nikita Mikhalkov (R) greets French director Claude Lelouch on his arrival for the opening ceremony in the centre of Moscow, June 17, 2010. The film "What Love May Bring" by Lelouch will open the 32nd international film marathon in Moscow. Over 200 films are to be screened during the 10-day festival. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and 32nd Moscow International Film Festival president Nikita Mikhalkov (R) greets French director Claude Lelouch on his arrival for the opening ceremony in the centre of Moscow June 17, 2010. The film "What Love May Bring" by Lelouch will open the 32nd international film marathon in Moscow. Over 200 films are to be screened during the 10-day festival. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Russian filmmaker and 32nd Moscow International Film Festival president Nikita Mikhalkov (R) greets French director Claude Lelouch on his arrival for the opening ceremony in the centre of Moscow June 17, 2010. The film "What Love May Bring" by Lelouch will open the 32nd international film marathon in Moscow. Over 200 films are to be screened during the 10-day festival. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Anne-Christine Poujoulat/Pool (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) and Oleg Menshikov (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Anne-Christine Poujoulat/Pool (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) and Oleg Menshikov (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Anne-Christine Poujoulat/Pool (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (C) and cast members Oleg Menshikov (L) and Nadezhda Mikhalkova (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) and Oleg Menshikov (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (C) and cast members Oleg Menshikov (R) and Nadezhda Mikhalkova (L) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (C) and cast members Oleg Menshikov (R) and Nadezhda Mikhalkova (L) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) and Oleg Menshikov (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Oleg Menshikov (R) and Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) and Oleg Menshikov (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) and Oleg Menshikov (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) and Oleg Menshikov (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) and Oleg Menshikov (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) and Oleg Menshikov (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast members Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) and Oleg Menshikov (R) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (R) and cast members Oleg Menshikov (L) and Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (R) and cast members Oleg Menshikov (L) and Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (R) and cast members Oleg Menshikov (L) and Nadezhda Mikhalkova (C) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (R) and cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (R) and cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov attends a news conference for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov attends a news conference for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov attends a news conference for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov arrives at a news conference for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov poses during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov poses during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov poses during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT)