- Country: Russia
- Genre: drama, military
- Producer: Alexander Yakimchuk, Vyacheslav Lagunov
- Premiere in Russia: 2020
- Starring: A. Stepakova, I. Baldychev, S. Stepakov, E. Petrov, D. Murashev, L. Lindberg, V. Yamnenko, S. Evseev, A. Tyutryumov, I. Batarev and others.
- Duration: 88 minutes
The new film Vesuri transports the viewer to the summer of 1941, to a friendly world that will soon be destroyed by war. The picture seems to be divided into two parts: a peaceful life with village fun and a concentration camp with its cruelty, hunger and injustice. The plot is fictional, however, it is based on the memories of juvenile prisoners of Finnish camps. The creators relied on materials from the archives of the National Museum of Karelia, as well as the memories of the participants in those events. Watch the trailer for Vesuri, the release date in Russia is expected in 2020, there are many talented debutants among the actors.
Plot
A little-known page in the history of the Great Patriotic War - the hard days of the occupation of Soviet Karelia by the Finns. The war became a difficult test for everyone, but especially for children. The story is based on the memories of juvenile prisoners of Finnish resettlement camps.
Production
Directed by Alexander Yakimchuk ("White Night", "Cargo", "Others", "Kingdom of Crooked ...") and Vyacheslav Lagunov ("Tatsu", "Stolbovsky World: Victory or Defeat?").
Film team:
- Screenplay: V. Lagunov;
- Producers: Alexander Tyutryumov ("Nobody", "Experience"), Anna Tyutryumova ("Duel with the Motherland");
- Operator: Georgy Egorov ("Sonya: Continuation of the Legend");
- Artist: Vitaly Sashchikov ("Love by Contract");
- Music: Konstantin Chistyakov (Magic Above All).
Studio: ATK-Studio.
Filming location: Pryazhinsky and Kondopozhsky districts, Karelia. The film was filmed in the summer of 2018 for 1.5 months.
Actors
Starring:
- Antonina Stepakova - Zhenya (Sea Buckthorn Summer);
- Ivan Baldychev;
- Stepan Stepakov - Seryoga ("Battle");
- Egor Petrov (Brest Fortress);
- Dmitry Murashev ("Personal Circumstances", "Military Intelligence: Northern Front");
- Lasse Lindberg (Gorky Park);
- Vladimir Yamnenko (Three Days of Lieutenant Kravtsov, Major);
- Sergey Evseev (Cop Wars 9, Bunker);
- Alexander Tyutrumov (Mechanical Suite, The Master and Margarita);
- Ivan Batarev ("Nevsky. Test of Strength", "Alien").
Interesting Facts
Do you know that:
- The working title of the picture is "Petka". During the filming, the main character changed, so the film became known as Vesuri.
- Vesuri (stress on the first syllable) is a Karelian-Finnish instrument used to clean young growth.
- When writing the script, the creators studied not only the documentation from the archives, but also the memories of the relatives of producer Alexander Tyutryumov, whose mother and grandmother were prisoners of Finnish camps.
- Actors for the main roles were sought in Karelia, auditions were held in Petrozavodsk. The bully Vaska, a negative character, was played by Yegor Petrov, a young artist and schoolboy from the village of Kivach.
- The age limit is 12+.
- The premiere of the film took place in May 2019 in Petrozavodsk. The limited show was launched in November 2019 on online platforms. According to A. Tyutryumov, in order for Vesuri to reach the audience in the cinema, state funding is needed.
- All the set and props were sent to the Museum of the memory of juvenile prisoners in Karelia.
- As conceived by the directors and producers, the film was shot in the spirit of Soviet cinema of the 50-60s.
- Actor Stepan Stepakov on filming: “In fact, it was very difficult. If I imagine something, if I get used to the role, then I can go out of character for a very long time. "
- Actress Tonya Stepakova: “Most of all I remember the scene when my brother, who was supposed to leave with his aunt, was taken to the barrack. We asked him: “So you left with your aunt. She's alive?" And he answered: "No ..." And I remembered it and burst into tears. "
- On the last day of filming, the head of the Republic of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov appeared on the set.
- The residents of Karelia actively helped the crew in building the scenery, who willingly took part in the crowd and brought the necessary things for the props to the set. Professional actors of Petrozavodsk theaters also got some roles.
The film Vesuri is due to be released in 2020, the release date is still being discussed. There are already shots from the set, the cast, the plot and the trailer for the picture.
