So, military adventure “Sky” collected 55 million rubles in the first weekend, which is significantly higher than the pre-launch forecast. The tape has the best result for Russian cinema over the past six months and has a lot of positive reviews.
The film is based on the real-life feat of pilot Oleg Peshkov, who died in 2015 in the skies of Syria, on a combat mission. Movie filmed with the support of the Ministry of Defense and is part of the list of movies to watch in the military.
“This film is incredible, brave, the young generation must watch it to find out how it all ends,” said Anatoly Tananaev, head of the Shchelkovo branch of the All-Russian state veterans organization “Combat Brotherhood”.
Meanwhile, at VGIK summarized the results of the 41st International Student Festival, which was first held exactly 60 years ago. The Grand Prix of the international scene, in which representatives of Russian and foreign film schools competed, “Balamut”. In addition, Nigeria participated in the festival for the first time. And here are the comments of VGIK rector Vladimir Malyshev: “All the same, a certain national exoticism captivates. Their relations between people, their customs … They are included in the film and give it a distinctive color.”
The award for the best feature film (called “The Flock”) went to Canada, the best animated film – “I’m here” – from Poland, but the awards for the best documentary and the audience award went to the students by VGIK. The ribbons are called “Happy” and “Railroad”.
And this Thursday will be released the thriller “Resident Evil: Raccoon City” – the new chapter of the world-famous franchise, whose turnover exceeds one billion dollars. The band’s world premiere took place in Moscow, inaugurating the official program of the very first “Horror Fest”, held in honor of its 15th anniversary by the Real Scary Television channel. The festival will take place from December 9 to 12 in Moscow and other cities in Russia.
Here’s an exclusive Resident Evil commentary: Raccoon City star Kai Scodelario: “I got to know this iconic franchise through the movies. Growing up I didn’t play video games. But I remember it vividly. incredible halo was around Resident Evil in the early 2000s. When I read the script I thought to myself, well, this is something completely different! So I turned to video games to figure out how the game and the cinema relate.
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