Koschey: The Everlasting Story

Koschey: The Everlasting Story
Koschey: The Everlasting Story
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrey Kolpin (ru)
Written by	Yevgeny Golovin; Maria Parfyonova; Anton Lanshakov;
Screenplay by	Yevgeny Golovin
Based on	Fantasy Patrol
Produced by	Robert Gndolyan; Tatyana Tsyvareva; Yevgeny Golovin; Anton Smetankin; Marianna Galstukhova-Smetankina;
Starring	Nikita Volkov; Irina Starshenbaum; Timur Rodriguez; Arseny Perel;
Narrated by	Anfisa Vistinghausen
Cinematography	Ivan Gudkov
Edited by	Olga Grinshpun; Leonid Feldman; Yana Martynenko;
Music by	Sergey Bogolyubsky; Daria Stavrovich;
Animation by	Tatiana Petrovska; Andrey Osadchikh; Andrey Romashikhin;
Production; companies	Parovoz Animation Studio; Digital Russia; Russia-1; Cinema Fund;
Distributed by	KaroProkat (English: KaroRental)
Release date	28 October 2021 (Russia);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Budget	₽200 million
Box office	₽136.1 million

Koschey: The Everlasting Story (Russian: Кощей. Начало, romanized: Koschey. Nachalo, lit. 'Koschey: The Beginning') is a full-length animated Russian fantasy film directed by Andrey Kolpin, and stars the voice of Nikita Volkov, Irina Starshenbaum, Timur Rodriguez, and Arseny Perel. It is part of the universe of the popular cartoon franchise Fantasy Patrol.^[2]

The film was theatrically released in Russia on October 28, 2021 by KaroProkat (KaroRental in English).^[3]

Plot

In ancient times, people and fabulous creatures lived together. Until the White Ghost, a ruthless monster capable of destroying the whole world, came to the Divnozemskoye principality. But only one hero can stop the monster. He is young, strong, handsome, and also drives a bike... His name is Koschey.

Cast

Nikita Volkov as Koschey the Immortal (Koschei)
Irina Starshenbaum as May
Timur Rodriguez as Sword Kladenets (Swordy)
Arseny Perel as Bao
Yuri Galtsev as Vodyanoy
Pavel Barshak as Prince Beloyar
Vladislav Vetrov as Likho
Irina Medvedeva as Yadviga Petrovna (Baba Yaga)
Yulia Zimina as Vasilisa Vasilievna
Miroslava Karpovich as Helena
Olga Kuzmina [ru] as Valery
Yuliya Aleksandrova as Mary
Polina Kutepova as Snowy
Andrey Rozhkov [ru] as Basilio the Cat
Daniil Eldarov as Guards
Anfisa Vistinghausen [ru] as narrator

Production

In August 2017, on the air of the Radio Mayak radio station, the general director of the Parovoz Animation Studio (ru) by Anton Smetankin said that the studio had begun to create a full-length version, which is originally scheduled to release in 2020, but it was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund's Analytics (RCFA)
^ Reutova, Ksenia (October 25, 2021). ""Кощей. Начало": Рецензия Киноафиши" [Koschey: The Everlasting Story: Review of the Movie Poster]. kinoafisha.info (in Russian). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
^ "Кощей. Начало / Koschey: The Everlasting Story (2021)". KinoPoisk (in Russian).
^ "Вселенная "Сказочного патруля"". March 4, 2019.
^ "Studio Parovoz's Animated Koshchey: The True Story Revives Russian Classics". Animation Magazine. June 6, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^ Zhuravleva, Linda (October 29, 2021). "Почему не стоит смотреть "Кощей. Начало" — пёстрый мультфильм, вызывающий мигрень" [Why you shouldn't watch Koschey: The Everlasting Story a colorful cartoon that causes migraines]. lifehacker.ru (in Russian). Retrieved November 5, 2021.

External links

Official website (in Russian)
Koschey: The Everlasting Story at IMDb

[1] Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund's Analytics (RCFA)

[2] Reutova, Ksenia (October 25, 2021). ""Кощей. Начало": Рецензия Киноафиши" [Koschey: The Everlasting Story: Review of the Movie Poster]. kinoafisha.info (in Russian). Retrieved November 5, 2021.

[3] "Кощей. Начало / Koschey: The Everlasting Story (2021)". KinoPoisk (in Russian).

[4] "Вселенная "Сказочного патруля"". March 4, 2019.

[5] "Studio Parovoz's Animated Koshchey: The True Story Revives Russian Classics". Animation Magazine. June 6, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

[6] Zhuravleva, Linda (October 29, 2021). "Почему не стоит смотреть "Кощей. Начало" — пёстрый мультфильм, вызывающий мигрень" [Why you shouldn't watch Koschey: The Everlasting Story a colorful cartoon that causes migraines]. lifehacker.ru (in Russian). Retrieved November 5, 2021.

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