The release date of the historical and artistic film "Podolsk cadets" directed by Vadim Schmelev was initially appointed on May 4, 2020, but later postponed on November 4 due to events in the world related to the coronavirus infection pandemic. The military drama tells about the most massive feat of the School cadet guys who have become an obstacle on the path of the fascist invaders to Moscow.
In the material 24cmi - the plot, actors and roles, as well as interesting facts about creating a picture.
Plot
The picture shows the feat of the cadets of artillery and infantry Podolsk schools. Inexperienced guys and their commanders, without having enough technical equipment, got the task to hold out 5 days and keep the offensive of the German group of armies on the approaches to Moscow in October 1941. The task seemed impossible, however, the young fighters were able to surrender their own lives to last 12 days and win time to secure positions at the turn of the units of the Red Army.The film "Podolsk cadets" is not only about war. This is a job about friendship, growing, about the real men-heroes who went to battle and knew that, most likely, would remain on this turn forever.
Actors
The film was filmed:
- Evgeny Dyatlov - Colonel Ivan Strelbitsky, Head of the Podolsky Artillery School;
- Artem Gubin - Sasha Lavrov cadet;
- Igor Yudin - Cadet Mitya Shemyakin;
- Alexey Bardukov - Lieutenant Athanasius Aleshkin;
- Sergey Bezrukov - Captain Ivan Starchak;
- Ekaterina Rednikov - Voigitin Nikitina;
- Vasily Mishchenko - Lieutenant Eliseev General;
- Sergey Bondarchuk Jr. - Major Dementiev;
- Daria Ursulak - Lisa Aleshkin and other famous actors.
The painting also involves young artists of theater and cinema, many of which have performed debut roles here.
Interesting Facts
1. The feat of the Podolsk cadets is little known. They are often confused with the Kremlin cadets who kept defense under Volokolamsky. The creators of the film "Podolsk cadets" hope to restore justice. The authors of the project believe that their debt is to tell youth in the language of the movie about the heroism of the guys who does not have a similar example in world military history.2. The idea to show a feat of the Podolsk cadets appeared in the early 1970s from participants in those events - war veterans. However, it was possible to realize the idea almost after half a century. In 2016, initiative groups were created by activists in the cities of Obninsk and Podolsk, which developed the idea of the People's Film Project "Ilyinsky Rubb".
In 2017, archival materials were declassified, which formed the basis of the film scenario. The shooting began in 2018 and passed directly at the site of the events described: in Moscow and Kaluga regions.
3. The initiators of the project were politicians and artists, as well as the Soviet and Russian hockey player Vyacheslav Fetisov.
4. The technical part of the picture - cars and armored vehicles - as close as possible to the originals. So, for the first time, Russian spectators will see in the domestic cinema German tank PZKPFW IV - the most massive tank of Wehrmacht 1937-1945. Decorations are created using archive aerial photography data.
5. The picture uses the details of the memories of eyewitnesses of military events: for example, a red flag on the German technique, which the Germans tried to confuse Soviet soldiers.
6. Another name of the film is "Ilyinsky Rube".
7. The actors in front of the shooting were weekly military training: they lived in the barracks, worn unagnificated clothes, followed the day of the day and obeyed the requirements of the discipline.
8. Scenes of peaceful days were filmed in the estate Ivanovo Podolsky urban district. Battle battles were removed in the "Military beggar" film complex.
9. The producer of the film "Podolsk cadets" was performed by Igor Galnikov, familiar to the audience due to the historically reliable picture of the Brest Fortress, filmed in 2010.
10. "The tape was filmed directly on the site of the battle and carries the" Memory of the Earth ". Our film is an artistic story about the real events and battles, the present stories of the heroes ... The tape is focused not only on the Russian viewer. She is also addressed to the world, telling him the truth about the war, "said the producer of paintings. The film will also shown in the USA, Great Britain, Japan, Korea and Scandinavia.