- Country: Russia
- Genre: drama, history
- Producer: A. Goroyan
- Premiere in Russia: 2021
The Russian distributor of films from the Paramount Pictures film company, Central Partnership, intends to shoot in Russia a film about one of the greatest relics of Christianity, in which foreign actors will be involved. The film is called "Spear of Longinus", the trailer and release date should be expected no earlier than 2021. In the center of the plot is the story of the adventures of a Russian explorer and a Frenchman, who intend to unravel the secret of a mysterious fateful spear. After all, many believe that the Spear of Longinus is an extraterrestrial artifact with violent strength and powerful potential.
Plot
Russian scientist Klim and Frenchman Max solve the mystery of the legendary sacred spear, which, according to legend, the Roman centurion Longinus thrust into the heart of Jesus crucified on the cross.
According to the creators, the main intrigue is that there are 4 such spears in the world. And they all "compete" with each other for the right to be called the true Spear of Longinus.
Production
Director, scriptwriter and co-producer of the film - Anna Goroyan ("Clapperboard", "Doctor", "The ice has broken!").
Voiceover team:
- Producers: A. Goroyan, Georgy Shabanov (“This is what is happening to me”, “On the chest” bar, “How I became Russian”);
- Music: Ludovic Burs (House Arrest, Artist).
Representatives of the Central Partnership company announced at the presentation of film projects of the leading companies in the production of the Cinema Fund:
“The story told in the film is very juicy. We really want to reproduce it beautifully. We also want the events of the film to take place in different locations. "
The creators will focus on "international sales of this project."
Filming location: Armenia, Vienna (Austria), Krakow (Poland), Vatican.
Actors
The cast has yet to be announced.
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- According to the filmmakers, their choice fell on the spear of Longinus not by chance. An important role was played by the fact that this is a common Christian relic.
- Several relics are kept in various churches around the world: the Armenian spear (in the treasury of the Echmiadzin monastery), the Vatican spear (in the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome), the Vienna spear (in the treasures chamber of the Vienna Palace), the Krakow spear (it turned out to be a copy of the Vienna spear).
- According to the Gospel of John, named after the Roman Saint Longinus, this Holy Spear (or Spear of Destiny) is the legendary spear that Longinus used to pierce the upper quadrant of Jesus when he was crucified on the cross. Then it appeared and disappeared without a trace. At a certain period of time, Hitler was greatly interested in this spear. But this character will definitely not be in the film.