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The Last Frontier (2020 film)

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The Last Frontier
Film poster
Directed byVadim Shmelyov
Written by
Produced by
  • Igor Ugolnikov (ru)
  • Evgeniy Ayzikovich
  • Igor Furmanyuk
  • Leonid Melamud
Starring
CinematographyAndrey Gurkin
Edited byMariya Sergeenkova
Music byYuri Poteyenko
Production
company
VoenFilm
Distributed byCentral Partnership
20th Century Studios
Release date
  • November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04) (Russia)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget₽450 million
Box office₽87.7 million[1]

The Last Frontier also released as The Final Stand (Russian: Подольские курсанты, romanized: 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

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In October 1941, near Moscow, cadets from the Podolsk artillery and infantry schools, on the brink of completing their training and becoming commanders, are abruptly ordered to guard the Ilyinsky line of defense. Two close friends, who had been competing for the affections of a young woman, now face a stark reality: the German forces have broken through the front, and a tank column is advancing towards Moscow. With regular army units stretched thin, these cadets—essentially still boys—become the primary defense. In fierce battles against overwhelming enemy forces, they hold their ground, sacrificing their lives to fulfill their mission and buying precious time until reinforcements can arrive.[4]

Cast

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Production

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2020 Russian stamp dedicated to the Podolsk cadets’ (2020 film)

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

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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

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Budget

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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

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

Awards

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Box Office in the site Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA)
  2. ^ "Премьера фильма "Подольские курсанты" прошла в Москве" [The premiere of the film Podolsk cadets took place in Moscow]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Shibanov, Boris (November 4, 2020). "Главные кинопремьеры недели по версии "Газеты.Ru"" [The main film premieres of the week according to Gazeta.Ru]. Gazeta.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Подольские курсанты, 2020
  5. ^ Mikhailova, Evgeniya (December 10, 2019). "Названа дата выхода на экраны страны снятых в Калужской области "Подольских курсантов"" [The date of the release on the screens of the country of the Podolsk cadets filmed in the Kaluga region has been announced]. Moskovsky Komsomolets (in Russian).
  6. ^ Berezina, Elena (October 28, 2020). "Фильм "Подольские курсанты" стал народным кинопроектом" [The film Podolsk Cadets has become a national film project]. Moskovskij Komsomolets (in Russian). Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "На съемки фильма о подвиге подольских курсантов потратят 450 млн рублей" [450 million rubles will be spent on filming a film about the feat of Podolsk cadets]. Online edition "RIAMO in Podolsk" (in Russian). August 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Фильм "Подольские курсанты" получил 15 призов на фестивалях в Чехии и Венесуэле". TASS.
  9. ^ "Фильм "Подольские курсанты" получил 15 наград за один день!". Obninsk.
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