The Last Frontier (2020 film) explained

The Last Frontier
Director:Vadim Shmelyov
Music:Yuri Poteyenko
Cinematography:Andrey Gurkin
Editing:Mariya Sergeenkova
Studio:VoenFilm
Distributor:Central Partnership
20th Century Studios
Runtime:130 minutes
Country:Russia
Language:Russian
Budget:450 million
Gross:87.7 million[1]

The Last Frontier also released as The Final Stand (Russian: Подольские курсанты|Podolskie kursanty|lit=Podolsk cadets) is a 2020 Russian WWII film written and directed by Vadim Shmelyov. A story about the heroic performance of the Podolsk cadets’ (ru) at the Battle of Moscow in October 1941.[2] [3]

Plot

The cadets of the Podolsk artillery and infantry schools are completing their training, and they will soon become commanders. Two friends compete for a girl. Suddenly, the command learns about the breakthrough of the front and the movement of a German tank column to Moscow. The only serious force is the cadets, they must stop the Germans at the Ilyinsky defence line and hold out until the reserves approach. In fierce battles, where many of them die, they fulfill this task.[4]

Cast

Production

The film was shot at a specially built film complex "VoenFilm" in Medyn, where a village was built, pillboxes were dug, a river was built and filled with water, and part of the Varshavskoye Highway was dumped.[5] Historical consultants tried to achieve maximum reliability of what was shown, up to the reconstruction of the numbers of tanks and aircraft; in particular, Bezrukov's character is armed with a Thompson submachine gun, since such a weapon was found during excavations at the Ilyinsky border.

Filming

The filming location of the feature film took place from August to November 2018, Scenes of Peaceful Days: Ivanovskoe Estate in the Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast and Kaluga Oblast.[6]

The project was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Governor of Moscow Oblast and Governor of Kaluga Oblast, deputies of the State Duma, the Russian Youth Union, well-known public and political figures.

The Central Archives of the Russian Ministry of Defence provides advisory support and proper supervision over the credibility of the film.

The supervisory board of the film project is headed by Viacheslav Fetisov.

Reception

Budget

The film's budget was 450 million rubles, of which 60 million were provided by the Ministry of Culture, the rest was allocated by investors, distributors and a film studio.[7]

Release

The film was released in Russian by Central Partnership and 20th Century Studios on November 4, 2020.

Awards

The film received three awards at the 2021 Prague Independent Film Festival — Grand Prix, Best Director, Best Actor (Sergey Bezrukov) and Best Score.[8] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://ekinobilet.fond-kino.ru/films/detail/111013120/ Box Office
  2. Web site: Премьера фильма "Подольские курсанты" прошла в Москве . Russian . The premiere of the film Podolsk cadets took place in Moscow . November 3, 2020 . . November 5, 2020.
  3. Web site: Главные кинопремьеры недели по версии "Газеты.Ru" . Russian . The main film premieres of the week according to Gazeta.Ru . Shibanov . Boris . November 4, 2020 . . November 5, 2020.
  4. https://www.kinoafisha.info/movies/8353969/ Подольские курсанты, 2020
  5. Web site: Названа дата выхода на экраны страны снятых в Калужской области "Подольских курсантов" . Russian . The date of the release on the screens of the country of the Podolsk cadets filmed in the Kaluga region has been announced . Mikhailova . Evgeniya . December 10, 2019 . Moskovsky Komsomolets.
  6. Web site: Фильм "Подольские курсанты" стал народным кинопроектом . Russian . The film Podolsk Cadets has become a national film project . Berezina . Elena . October 28, 2020 . . November 5, 2020.
  7. Web site: На съемки фильма о подвиге подольских курсантов потратят 450 млн рублей . Russian . 450 million rubles will be spent on filming a film about the feat of Podolsk cadets . August 11, 2018 . Online edition "RIAMO in Podolsk".
  8. Web site: Фильм "Подольские курсанты" получил 15 призов на фестивалях в Чехии и Венесуэле. TASS.
  9. Web site: Фильм "Подольские курсанты" получил 15 наград за один день!. Obninsk.