The story of machine gunner Efrem Lark, who in the summer of 1944 had to take care of the 16-year-old boy Alyosha, will be told by the new series from NTV "Alyosha". In the center of the plot is the famous Belarusian operation "Bagration". The trailer and release date in Russia for the mini-series "Alyosha" (2020) are expected in 2020; information about the actors, filming and plot is already online.
Russia
Genre:military, drama
Producer:Y. Popovich
Premiere:2020
Cast:V. Epifantsev, A. Popova, M. Saprykin, E. Kaverau, V. Skvirsky, I. Yasinsky, E. Vdovichenko, A. Dudko
How many episodes:4 (the duration of each episode is 45 minutes)
The script is based on the military story of the famous Belarusian writer Ivan Ptashnikov “Najdorf”.
Plot
Time of action - the summer of 1944 and the height of the Great Patriotic War. Dangerous and ruthless German front-line soldiers against tired, hungry, wounded and exhausted Soviet partisans.
The heroes of the story are the brave machine gunner Ephraim Lark and a young boy named Alyosha. He is only 16 years old, so Efim must be responsible for him and at all costs protect him from death. After all, there are no other people's children, mothers, wives or brothers in a war. Alyosha is like a son to Yefim.
Manufacturing facts
The director's chair was taken by Yuri Popovich ("Capercaillie. Continuation", "Dilettante", "About Peter and Paul").
Film crew:
- Screenwriters: Artur Ilinykh, Ivan Ptashnikov ("Tartak");
- Producers: Janik Fayziev ("Turkish Gambit", "High Security Vacation"), Rafael Minasbekyan ("Text", "Kholop", "Badaber Fortress"), Sergey Bagirov ("Consultant", "Rostov");
- Cinematography: Victor Gusarov (Returning Home).
Production: NTV, KIT Film Studio.
Filming location: Belarus.
Actors
The series starred:
- Vladimir Epifantsev - Ephraim Lark (“I stay”, “House”, “Beetles”);
- Anna Popova ("Teach me to live", "The day will be bright", "Sweet life");
- Maxim Saprykin - Alyosha (Poddubny, House Arrest, The Eighties);
- Evgeniya Kaverau ("Chernobyl: Exclusion Zone", "Golden Cage", "Practice");
- Vadim Skvirsky (The Romanovs, Tula Tokarev, Ladoga);
- Ilya Yasinsky ("Franz + Pauline", "The Other Side of the Moon").
Interesting Facts
Interesting to know about the series:
- Work on the film project began in December 2019.
- The work "Najdorf" was awarded the State Prize of the BSSR named after Y. Kolas.
The trailer will be out soon. Information about the release date of the series "Alyosha" (2020) is still unknown, the roles were played by both famous actors and new faces of Russian cinema.
