- Country: Russia
- Genre: adventure, thriller
- Producer: Egor Konchalovsky
- Premiere in Russia: 27 february 2020
- Starring: I. Arkhangelsky, V. Kishchenko, A. Baluev, F. Bavtrikov, S. Lapin and others.
- Duration: 99 minutes
Yegor Konchalovsky knows how to surprise the audience. Suffice it to recall his films "Antikiller" or "Escape". The new film "On the Moon", which will be released in February 2020, is no exception, which is confirmed by the official trailer, a gripping storyline and a wonderful cast. This is an adventure story with a philosophical overtones about the relationship between fathers and children and the formation of personality.
Plot
The protagonist of the story is a young guy Gleb, who was born "with a golden spoon in his mouth." Since childhood, he is accustomed to the fact that all his desires are fulfilled instantly. Therefore, having matured, he continues to behave as if the whole world owes him something. The guy constantly gets into stories bordering on crime, although he always manages to get out of the water thanks to his father's connections and influence.
The young man seems to be teasing fate. But one day, luck changes him. During night races on Moscow streets, Gleb knocks down a pedestrian. He "shines" a serious punishment, but the father again intervenes in the matter. But he doesn't just get his son out of custody.
Tired of the heir's constant antics, the man sends him away from the capital to a place called "Luna", lost in the vast Russian north. There, far from temptations and luxury, the young man will have to live with his gloomy hermit grandfather. And this is where the real reincarnation of the hero begins.
Production and shooting
Director - Yegor Konchalovsky ("The Recluse", "Antikiller 2: Antiterror", "Canned Food").
Film team:
- Screenwriters: Milena Fadeeva ("Hello, Kinder!", "Hugging the Sky", "Father's Shore"), Alexey Poyarkov ("Moscow Windows", "Rush Hour", "Liquidation");
- Producers: Stanislav Govorukhin (Diary of a First Grader's Mother, The Secret of the Dark Room, End of the Season), Ekaterina Maskina (Bless the Woman, The Artist, The End of a Beautiful Era);
- Operator: Anton Antonov ("Shadow Boxing 2: Revenge", "Love-Carrot 2", "Gagarin. The First in Space");
- Composer: Viktor Sologub (Deadly Power, The Way of the Male, Attack of the Dead: Osovets);
- Artist: Martha Lomakina (Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel, Elysium, Children for Rent);
- Editing: Alexey Miklashevsky (Love with All Stops, Morozova, My Best Friend).
The film "On the Moon", which premiered in February 2020, was shot by Yegor Konchalovsky at the "Vertical" studio. The distributor in Russia is SB Film.
The shooting took place in Karelia on the Lahdenpohja lake.
In an interview with Sputnik radio, the director noted that the new project is an author's film, which he did the way he wanted, and the final did not turn out according to the script at all.
Actors
The film starred:
- Ivan Arkhangelsky - Gleb ("Rustle. Big Redistribution", "Strong Armor", "Union of Salvation");
- Vitaly Kishchenko - Gleb's father ("Method", "Anna Karenina", "Save Leningrad");
- Alexander Baluev - hermit ("Bless the woman", "Muslim", "Served to eat!");
- Fyodor Bavtrikov - Bob ("The Brothers Karamazov", "To Survive After", "Not Together");
- Stepan Lapin - Kir ("Closed School", "The Mistake of Youth", "Revenge for Dessert");
- Seidulla Moldakhanov - Borya ("Godunov", "Admiral", "Kalashnikov");
- Varvara Komarova - Nastya.
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- The age limit of the film is 16+.
- According to Konchalovsky, he planned to invite the rapper Pharaoh to the role of Gleb in the 2020 film.
- The film's budget was about 50 million rubles.
The new work of Yegor Konchalovsky turned out to be very catchy and unusual. So look for the official trailer for On the Moon (2020), the release date of which is already known, enjoy the exciting storyline and professional acting.