Danila Kozlovsky

Hardcore (2015)

Hardcore Henry is a 2015 Russian-American sci-fi thriller filmed by Ilya Naishuller according to his own script, in which the shooting is carried out entirely on behalf of the protagonist. The film was shot in Russia by a Russian film crew, but with the participation of a number of foreign actors, partly in Russian, partly in English.

The film had its world premiere on September 12, 2015 at the Toronto International Film Festival. In Russia, the premiere took place on April 7, 2016.

The film received mixed reviews from the Western press, but positive reviews from the Russian press. For the Bazelevs studio, Hardcore paid off even before the premiere by selling the rights to foreign distribution, but the box office in the United States did not recoup the costs of the distributor.

VIKING (2016)

"Viking" is a Russian feature film directed by Andrei Kravchuk, which tells about the coming to power in Russia in the 10th century of Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich. The film was based on the events described in The Tale of Bygone Years. The slogan of the film was the phrase: "You need to see to believe"[2]. The Russian premiere of the film took place on December 29, 2016[3], and the world premiere took place on January 6, 2017. 2 versions of the movie were released: 18+ (133 minutes long) and 12+ (128 minutes).

With a budget of 1.25 billion rubles (according to some sources it amounted to 20 million dollars, according to others - 40 million dollars), "Viking" became one of the most expensive films in the history of Russian cinema[4][5], therefore, despite the record high fees in the first days of hire[6], some critics argue that the picture did not pay off in the end[7][4]. The film received mixed reviews in the press[8]: it was praised for its scope, but criticized for its weak plot, the way ancient pre-Christian Russia was depicted, and the controversial portrayal of the personality of Prince Vladimir himself.

Chernobyl

Chernobyl (working titles of the film are Dangerous Water[3] and When the Storks Fell[5]) is a 2021 Russian full-length historical-drama disaster film directed by Danila Kozlovsky[1][6][7].

Based on a real tragedy, but far from historical events. The film is artistic and does not tell about the life and heroic work of the liquidators of the consequences of the man-made disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which occurred on April 26, 1986 near the city of Pripyat, Kyiv region of the Ukrainian SSR. The motion picture does not recreate the chronology of those tragic events, it is inspired by them, and all its characters and their fates are fictitious[8].

Starring: Danila Kozlovsky, Oksana Akinshina, Filipp Avdeev and Nikolai Kozak.

The premiere of the film in Russia was scheduled for October 8, 2020[5], but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]. The film was released in wide release on April 15, 2021[1][4][8], on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy. In July 2020, North American distribution rights to the film were acquired by Capelight Pictures[10]. On June 3, 2021, the film was released on the American streaming service Netflix[11].

Duhless

Duhless is a psychological drama by Roman Prygunov based on the novel by Sergei Minaev Duhless. A story about a fake person.

At first it was planned that the film would be released in the fall of 2011, but the premiere took place on June 21, 2012 at the 34th Moscow International Film Festival, where "Duhless" was chosen as the opening film[2]. The picture was released on Russian screens on October 4, 2012[3]. On March 5, 2015, the sequel to the film Duhless 2 was released, in which Sergey Minaev took part in writing the script [4].