“One breath” is a story about the mysterious and at the same time tragic fate of the “queen of freediving” Natalia Molchanova, who started practicing this extreme sport only at the age of 40. The main role was played by Victoria Isakova, who had to overcome many fears and step over herself in order to embody the image of the scuba diving legend on the screen. The release date of the film "One breath" in Russia is March 5, 2020, the trailer is already online, information about the actors, filming and plot is known.
Expectations rating - 90%.
Russia
Genre:drama, sports
Producer:E. Khazanova
Release date in Russia:March 5, 2020
Cast: V. Isakova, M. Sukhanov, V. Yaglych, S. Sosnovsky, F. Ershov, S. Miloslavskaya, V. Vetrov, A. Tkachenko, O. Lerman, A. Matoshin
The slogan of the film: “100 meters. 9 minutes. 1 breath ".
Plot
Marina Gordeeva is 40 years old. In the past - a failed marriage, an unrewarding job - in the present, and no future prospects. Suddenly, Marina discovers freediving, a life-threatening extreme sport that involves diving to maximum depth without scuba gear. You need to hold your breath and dive into the underwater world, where the only enemy is your own fear.
Later, on the day of her 50th birthday, the heroine will have to compete with the American record holder Ashley Futral-Chapman and risk her life to beat her achievement, namely, to dive to a depth of 66 meters.
Production
The director's chair of the film was taken by Elena Khazanova ("Lovers", "Parsley's Syndrome", "Wordplay: The Translator of the Oligarch").
Elena Khazanova
Film crew:
- Worked on the script: Alena Alova ("Peter-Moscow", "Look for Mom"), Andrey Ivanov ("Ekaterina. Pretenders", "Better than People");
- Producers: Olga Danova ("Women's consultation"), Svetlana Izvekova ("Conversation");
- Camera work: Ilya Ovsenev ("Inadequate People", "Sweet Life");
- Editing: Sergei Ivanov ("The Sun", "Russian Ark"), Anna Mass ("Dislike", "Exile", "Elena"), Thomas Keye ("Running is Freedom");
- Artists: Julia Kronrod ("Lovers"), Artem Kuzmin ("House Arrest").
Production: Public Opinion, Public Opiion.
The filming process took place on the open sea in Malta at a depth of 100 meters. Filming period: 2018-2019
Actors
The film starred:
- Victoria Isakova - Marina Gordeeva (The Island, The Brothers Karamazov, The Apprentice);
- Maxim Sukhanov ("Country of the Deaf", "The Goddess: How I Fell in Love", "Role");
- Vladimir Yaglych ("We are from the future", "Five brides", "Crew");
- Sergei Sosnovsky ("Live", "Metro", "Plant");
- Philip Ershov ("Ladoga", "Red Bracelets", "It All Started in Harbin");
- Stasya Miloslavskaya (An Ordinary Woman, Red Bracelets);
- Vladislav Vetrov ("Zvorykin-Muromets", "Rowan Waltz", "Admiral");
- Artem Tkachenko (Southern Nights, Moths, Red Queen);
- Olga Lerman ("Sharpshooter", "Handsome", "Petr Leshchenko. Everything that was ...");
- Alexey Matoshin ("Insomnia", "Kitchen", "Marked").
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- Natalya Molchanova, having started freediving at the age of 40, managed to set more than 40 world records, one of which was 9 minutes for holding her breath in water, and even founded the Freediving Federation in the Russian Federation.
- In August 2015, Natalia went missing during another dive on the island of Formenter in Spain.
- Actress Victoria Isakova spent a whole year freediving and learning from scratch to prepare for the role. She could even hold her breath for 2 minutes for filming, which is a great achievement for a beginner. According to the actress, during the very first training session, she could not hold out under water for 10 seconds, and a panic attack immediately began. However, a professional coach helped Victoria to achieve the desired results.
- For the filming of underwater shots, the director of short films, Julie Gaultier, who is professionally engaged in freediving, was invited.
- The movie has official Facebook page.
Information about the exact release date in Russia, the plot and the actors of the film "One breath" (2020) is known, the trailer and footage from the shooting are already available on the network.