In the legendary book “Moment of truth” by Vladimir Bogomolov will shoot a new film.
This novel of Bogomolova has already been filmed by Belarusian Director Mikhail Ptashuk. The film “In August 44-go”, is played by Yevgeny Mironov (commander task force SMERSH), Vladislav Galkin, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Alexander Baluev, laureate of the Union state prize in literature and art Alexei Petrenko and others.
the events of the book take place in August 1944. Liberated the territory of Belarus in the rear of the Soviet troops are enemy agents. Broadcast a regular radio station that transmits encrypted telegrams. Counterintelligence of SMERSH, the three young officers commissioned in the shortest possible time to find the scouts of the enemy. The situation is complicated by the fact that in the area there are many underground Polish nationalist paramilitary groups, subversive groups of the enemy remaining on the territory of Western Belarus during the German retreat.
the Master of the Belarusian cinema Viktor Turov called Michael Ptashuk the pride of Russian cinema. He was born 28 Jan 1943 in the dugout on the outskirts of the village Feduce the Brest region. Ptashuk did much for the strengthening and development of ties between the Belarusian and Russian filmmakers. The film “In August 1944…” became “gold “Belarusfilm” called abroad “the best Russian hit about the war.”
However, in April 2002 the talented filmmaker died in a car accident. On the eve of the tragedy Michael Ptashuk flew in from Hollywood to Moscow on presentation of film awards “Nika”. His painting “In August 44-go…” were all major category awards.
– the promotion of the pictures on the screens provides the First channel, – said the producer of the “Directorate movie” Anatoly Maximov at pitching film production Russia, presenting a new production. – The film is set in Western Belarus, and shooting will be held there in the summer of 2022. The forest will be one of the main characters, the likeness of a zone that is very sensitive to the actions of people. The Germans in the 40 kilometers from the city of Lida. The earth is the image that is constantly changing. And the authorities are constantly changing after 1944. The characters continue to live in the context of the cold war. And this opposition of good and evil.
