A new historical film directed by Karen Hovhannisyan will be the life story of a simple warrior Ilia from the city of Murom. The creators of the picture want to tell the viewer about the real Iliya Muromets - not about a character from fairy tales and cartoons, but about a real warrior-defender who lived in the times of Ancient Rus. The picture contains a lot of computer graphics and complex battle scenes. A trailer and information about the release date of the film "Iliya Muromets" are expected in 2020, the actors have already completed filming.
Expectations rating - 89%.
Russia
Genre:history, biography, adventures
Producer:K. Hovhannisyan
Premiere in Russia: 2020
Cast:A. Merzlikin, E. Pazenko, O. Medynich, D. Yakushev, A. Pampushny, A. Faddeev, V. Demin, A. Todorescu, A. Poplavskaya
A biopic about a glorious hero who left the military business and devoted the rest of his life to God.
Plot
XI century, difficult times for Ancient Russia. She is in dire danger. The Polovtsian horde, wild pagans of the steppe, became a threat to the state from the South, and inside there are endless civil strife, which Prince Vladimir Monomakh wants to stop at all costs, thereby strengthening the princely union. And then the great hero Ilya Muromets comes to his aid. In the past, a son from a peasant family was deprived of the opportunity to walk until he was thirty-three years old. He overcame his illness and became a great warrior. Elijah faithfully served Monomakh, fought against the Polovtsy and participated in the unification of the Russian lands. Despite heroic deeds and glory, Elijah abandoned the military work and devoted the rest of his life to spirituality and worship.
Production
The director's chair is occupied by Karen Oganesyan (“Hero”, “Wild Division”, “Brownie”, “Moms”, “Dads”).
K. Hovhannisyan
Film team:
- General Producer: Yegor Pazenko (Brother 2, Heads and Tails, Disappeared);
- Camera work: Ulugbek Khamraev ("Major", "Margarita Nazarova");
- Artist: Yulia Feofanova ("Cop", "All this jam", "Dark World: Equilibrium").
Filming starts in October 2018.
Actors
The film starred:
- Andrey Merzlikin ("Brest Fortress", "Ladoga", "Godunov");
- Egor Pazenko - Ilya Muromets ("The Fall of the Empire", "The Empire is under attack");
- Olga Medynich ("Copper Sun", "Looking for a Wife with a Child", "Sweet Life");
- Danila Yakushev (Youth, Mom);
- Anton Pampushny ("Balkan Frontier", "Poor LIZ", "Crew");
- Alexey Faddeev ("Money", "Insomnia", "Plant");
- Vladislav Demin ("SOBR", "Fighter", "Marines");
- Anastasia Todorescu - Hanima ("Hero");
- Angelina Poplavskaya - Olena ("Bad Weather", "Dyldy").
Facts
Did you know that
- According to preliminary estimates, the project budget is 900 million rubles.
- The actors of the leading roles had to learn combat techniques with the use of edged weapons and take riding lessons for 3 months.
- In the ancient Germanic epic, Ilya Muromets is also known as Ilia the Ferocious.
- The project was announced back in 2016.
- The idea to shoot the film belongs to Egor Pazenko. He not only played the main role and became the general producer of the tape, but also worked on the script for several months together with the Russian historian Alexander Golovkov.
The trailer for the film "Iliya Muromets" (2020) has not yet been released, the actors and roles are known, the release date will be announced later.
