The plot of the new film by director Alexei Sidorov tells about the most dramatic chess match in the history of this sport. According to Sidorov, he is going to open a new page in sports and chess cinema. The exact release date of the film "World Champion" is already known - December 2021; information about the cast and the trailer is expected soon.
Expectations rating - 82%.
Russia
Genre:drama, sports
Producer:A. Sidorov
Premiere:December 30, 2021
Cast:unknown
The legendary match for the title of world chess champion between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi took place in 1978 on the island of Baguio. Karpov then acted as a project consultant.
Plot
Soviet time. The game took place in 1978 in the Philippine city of Baguio: they played for three whole months. This match, which hit the pages of textbooks, was replete with incredible collisions. In addition to his rival, Karpov at that time had to face the loss of relatives, the betrayal of his comrades-in-arms, the intrigues of the CIA and pressure from party officials.
Production and shooting
Director - Alexei Sidorov (The Brigade, Listening to the Silence, T-34, Shadowboxing).
A. Sidorov
Film team:
- Producer: Leonid Vereshchagin (Legend No. 17, The Barber of Siberia, 12);
- Operator: Mikhail Milashin ("Private Pioneer", "Ghost", "Fire").
Production: Studio Trite.
Actors
The cast has not yet been announced. It is known that the actresses Eva Green ("Casino Royale", "Dumbo", "Kingdom of Heaven") and Milla Jovovich ("The Fifth Element", "Resident Evil", "Monster Hunter", "Paradise Hills", "Hellboy").
Russian actors were also considered for individual roles:
- Alexander Petrov ("Text", "Method", "Policeman from Rublyovka");
- Egor Koreshkov ("Titanic", "Psychologists", "Eighties");
- Vladimir Mashkov ("Thief", "Crew", "Do it - once!");
- Konstantin Khabensky ("Method", "Death of the Empire", "Yesenin").
Interesting Facts
Did you know:
- The fact that the creators had plans to invite foreign actresses M. Jovovich and E. Green to the film was announced at the pitching of the Cinema Foundation in 2019. The filmmakers requested 350 million rubles from the Cinema Fund for a period of 2 years.
- The budget of the painting is estimated by experts at 550 million rubles. At the same time, the creators plan to spend about 125 million rubles on marketing (promotion and advertising).
- Trite, who is responsible for the production of the sports drama, is Nikita Mikhalkov's studio (Five Evenings, 72 Meters).
The release date of the film "World Champion" is set for December 2021, information about the actors of the picture is still unknown. The trailer will be edited after filming ends.