- Country: Russia
- Genre: adventure, sports
- Producer: Dmitry Kiselev
- Premiere in Russia: 2021
New sports drama “Beginning. The Legend of Sambo ”will tell about the life of two of the greatest Russian martial arts masters, Viktor Spiridonov and Vasily Oshchepkov, an NKVD officer and a Soviet scout-judoka. Trailer and release date of the film “Beginning. Sambo Legend ”(2021) is expected in 2021, the actors have not been announced, the plot is known. Spectators will find complex battle scenes, a lot of action and exciting plot twists.
Expectations rating - 88%.
Plot
A white officer in the past and an employee of the NKVD in the present, a famous master of martial arts - Viktor Spiridonov meets the disgraced Soviet intelligence agent Vasily Oshchepkov, who has been training judo in Japan for many years. They manage to quickly find a common language, because both are obsessed with the idea of creating a national art of self-defense. However, friendly joint work turns into irreconcilable confrontation. Intrigues and betrayal predetermine the tragic fate of the two men who were the creators of sambo.
Viktor Spiridonov and Vasily Oshchepkov became the founders of Soviet martial arts, turning into real enemies for each other due to constant disagreements and personal ambitions.
Production
Director - Dmitry Kiselyov ("Time of the First", "Londongrad. Know Ours", "Yolki 2").
Worked on the film:
- Screenplay: Georgy Shengelia ("Money Changers", "Restless Archer");
- Producers: Tatiana Voronetskaya (Judas), Elena Belova (BAGI), Andrey Bogatyrev (White Nights);
- Operator: Igor Grinyakin (Olympius Inferno, Admiral);
- Artists: Konstantin Pakhotin ("Zhmurki", "Ladoga"), Sergey Struchev ("The Barber of Siberia", "Brest Fortress");
Music: Yuri Poteeenko ("Time of the First", "Metro").
Studio: ABS.
The director shared that he intends to show in the film the history of the origin of sambo.
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- Previously, filming was scheduled for 2017, and the premiere was for the summer of 2018, to the 80th anniversary of SAMBO.
- The project is based on real events that happened in the lives of two domestic athletes.
- Viktor Spiridonov met the scout Vasily Oshchepkov in 1929.
- The director was inspired to create the project by the film "Legend No. 17".
- Irrevocable state support: 45 million rubles.
We already know the information about the plot and the offscreen team of the film “Inception. Sambo Legend ”(2021), actors, release date and trailer will appear later.
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