- Country: Russia
- Genre: drama
- Producer: Andrey Zaitsev
- Premiere in Russia: 2020
- Starring: O. Ozollapinya, S. Dreiden, P. Filonenko, I. Mozheiko, M. Dubina, A. Shibarshin, D. Rumyantseva, A. Granina, V. Makovtseva, S. Uritskaya and others.
The piggy bank of projects about the Great Patriotic War will be replenished with one more motion picture. This time, the director of youth projects Andrei Zaitsev decided to take up the production of the film "Blockade Diary" (2020), the release date of which has not been announced, but the actors and the plot are already known, the trailer has appeared on the network. The tape will tell about the blockade of Leningrad and the ordeals that befell the inhabitants of the city. The film tells about the very first blockade winter in Leningrad, when the largest number of people died of hunger.
Plot
In February 1942, Leningrad was under the German occupation. The main character Olga had just buried her husband and decided to go to her father, confident that she would also soon die of hunger. That is why she goes on foot across the city to see her dad and say goodbye to him. Throughout the entire tape, the viewer observes the heroine, finds himself in difficult situations with her and meets different people, seeing in what position Leningrad is.
Production
Andrey Zaitsev ("Bridge over the Abyss", "Loafers", "Victor Astafiev: Merry Soldier") became the director, producer, editor and one of the scriptwriters of the project.
Also worked on the film:
- Producers: Olga Granina ("The Bridge over the Abyss", "Loafers", "14+"), Elena Gromova ("Plague", "Save Leningrad", "Golden Transit");
- Operator: Irina Uralskaya ("Guys! ..", "Yarik", "Rings of the World");
- Artists: Iraida Shultz ("The Case of the Grocery Store No. 1", "The Second", "New Year's Trouble"), Ekaterina Khimicheva ("Concert", "Zhmurki", "Another's Daughter").
Production: September.
It is not yet known when the film "Blockade Diary", which tells about the blockade of Leningrad, will be released. However, the creators report that the premiere is set for 2020.
Cast
The film starred:
- Olga Ozollapinya - Olga (“How Vitka Garlic took Leha the Shtyr to the Home for Disabled People”, “Split”, “Sklifosovsky”);
- Sergei Dreiden - Olga's Father ("Fountain", "Window to Paris", "Looking for a Man");
- Polina Filonenko - evil vigilante ("Hardcore", "She", "Gainsbourg: The Love of a Bully");
- Ivan Mozheiko - the man who stole bread ("Attempt", "Navigator", "Sniper 2: Tungus");
- Maria Dubina - a good guard ("Fitness", "Bloody Lady", "Chronicles of the Paranoid");
- Andrey Shibarshin - Lieutenant Gunther (Liquidation, Penal Battalion, Romanovs);
- Daria Rumyantseva - Gretchen ("500 Days of Summer", "Genius", "New Year's Express");
- Vasilina Makovtseva - Lyuba ("The Meek", "Angels of the Revolution", "Vazhnyak");
- Sofia Uritskaya - ice cream maker (Former, Poor People, Triad);
- Pavel Aprukov;
- Danya Pankov;
- Polina Simacheva;
- Ekaterina Durova.
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- The motion picture is based on real events, including the testimonies of the blockade and the books by Olga Berggolts, Daniil Granin and Ales Adamovich.
- Another name for the motion picture is "The February Diary".
- The tape was supposed to be released back in 2018, but due to the director's illness, the production had to be postponed.
To find out how the first year of the siege of Leningrad passed, the viewer will be able to visit the premiere of the film "Blockade Diary" (2020), the trailer appeared on the network, the release date of which has not yet been announced, and the actors and the plot have already been announced. Historical drama is based on real memories, therefore, it must contain the most accurate and complete information.