In Irkutsk, a patriotic comedy is being filmed for the 70th anniversary of Victory, with the theme of memory of the Great Patriotic War running through it. Filming takes place at the city's landmarks, and the film features well known Irkutsk residents. The film will be released at the end of the year.
A patriotic comedy dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory is being filmed in Irkutsk. The film runs a red thread through the theme of remembrance of the Great Patriotic War.- We are filming in the city’s most memorable places: the Eternal Flame memorial, Veterans’ Alley, Kirov Square, and the “Irkutsk Komsomolets” tank, after which the film is named, - the coordinators write in the project’s official group. - The comedy has a deep life meaning, with many interesting and comic moments.
The project’s author, chief director, and screenwriter is Kristina Trofimova. On the other side of the camera are quite a few personalities from Irkutsk. For example, the role of the carefree student Bairma is played by Nadejda Eltomoeva, an employee of the Center for the Culture of the Indigenous Peoples of the Baikal Region. In the role of tracker Sasha Kit is the well-known dancing Chinese man, also known as Alexander Batuev.
The film also features Kim Makarov, the soloist of the folk ensemble "Ayanga".
The patriotic comedy will be released at the end of this year and will be shown in cinemas in Irkutsk, as well as in cinemas across the region.