“Winter” is a new crime thriller and social drama with an Orthodox accent directed by Sergei Chernikov. Starring Alexander Petrov, Igor Petrenko and Timofey Tribuntsev. It has it all: drama, tragedy and action. The release date of the film "Winter" is February 27, 2020, information about the filming, plot and actors of the picture is already available, the trailer can be viewed below.
Expectations rating - 87%.
12+
Russia
Genre:drama
Producer:S. Chernikov
Worldwide release date:2020
Premiere in Russia: 27 february 2020
Cast:I. Petrenko, T. Tribuntsev, A. Petrov, N. Pavlenko, M. Zhigalov, A. Ablyazov, D. Kulichkov, N. Salopin, A. Demidov, N. Abdulov
The film project was supported by the Russian Orthodox Church.
About the plot
The action takes place on the eve of New Year's Eve in a small town in the suburbs. Heading home in a strange city, Alexander, along with his father, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, randomly become participants in tragic events. At a gas station, both are severely wounded by a gang of drunken juvenile delinquents. Alexander's father is in intensive care. And he himself, having received lighter wounds, becomes a dangerous witness who must be eliminated. They try to kill Alexander, but this does not work. Now he realizes that he will not be able to run from danger forever, and measures must be taken to protect both lives, his and his wounded father.
After that, he himself goes on the warpath and begins the pursuit of bandits, during which his hunters suddenly become victims.
In the process of a dangerous battle with a brutal gang of thugs, the protagonist has to go from complete denial of God and convinced atheism to his own vision of religion. Alexander discovers the main values, such as: faith, mercy and true friendship.
About production
The director and the only scriptwriter is Sergei Chernikov (Dmitry Koldun).
Film team:
- Producers: Alexander Plotnikov ("Stories", "Between Us, Girls"), Zaur Bolotaev ("Zhmurki", "Brownie"), Alexey Ageev ("Shapito Show: Respect and Cooperation", "Chapito Show: Love and Friendship ");
- Operator: Grigory Volodin ("Ivanovs-Ivanovs", "Interns");
- Artists: Evgeny Kachanov ("Teach me to live", "Godunov", "Forgotten"), Daria Chernyshova.
Studios: Kinotrest.
Cast
Actors:
- Igor Petrenko - Alexander ("Carmen", "Driver for Vera", "Name Day");
- Timofey Tribuntsev - operas ("Petr Leshchenko. Everything That Was ...", "Odessa-Mama", "Pelagia and the White Bulldog");
- Alexander Petrov - Max ("Policeman from Rublyovka", "Method", "Text");
- Nikita Pavlenko - Window ("Out of the Game", "The Law of the Stone Jungle");
- Mikhail Zhigalov - Yegor Vasilievich ("A Pair of Bay", "Afghan Breakdown", "Start to Liquidate");
- Alexander Ablyazov - Walter ("Death of the Empire", "Russian translation", "Border: Taiga novel");
- Dmitry Kulichkov - Father Mikhail ("Major", "Fool", "Brest Fortress");
- Nikita Salopin - Artist ("Good Hands", "There is someone here ...");
- Alexey Demidov - Vint ("Anna-detective2," Everyone has their own war "," The Eighties ");
- Nikita Abdulov - Baton ("Sword. Season Two", "Yellow Eye of the Tiger", "Practice").
Interesting
Facts:
- On July 20, 2019, the picture was shown at the Gorky Fest festival in Nizhny Novgorod. The festival program includes new films from Russian cinema by young directors of experimental cinema.
- The shooting took place in difficult conditions against the backdrop of a cold winter.
The trailer has appeared online, and the release date of the film "Winter" on February 27 (2020) is expected soon, information about the actors is known.