The new film acclaimed Director Nikolai Khomeriki tells the real story of the icebreaker “Mikhail Somov” (in the film “Mikhail Gromov”) that occurred in 1985. Significant role in the film played by such stars of Russian cinema, as Peter Fedorov, Alexander Yatsenko, Sergey Puskepalis, Anna Mikhalkov, Alexander PAL and other famous actors.
“Icebreaker” with Peter Fedorov goes to rent
1985. The ice breaker “Mikhail Gromov” sailing off the coast of Antarctica. On the horizon there is the iceberg and captain Petrov decides to bypass it. But at this moment one of the crew members of the ship and the dog fall overboard. Due to the rescue operation, the ship does not have time to miss the iceberg, it hurts and partially deformed. Awaiting rescue, the crew of the ship spends 133 days on the ice. Around ominous silence and bitter cold. Fuel is running out. Nerves to the limit. And even if it would be possible to go, nowhere to go anyway. At the command of the icebreaker is no margin for error: one wrong decision — and the crew can not return home.
Trailer of the movie “Icebreaker”
The film, which took a total of 3.5 months, took place in severe weather conditions in Murmansk, St.-Petersburg, Sevastopol and in the mountains of the Kola Peninsula, the Khibiny. The main role of the icebreaker “Mikhail Gromov” – “performed” the real nuclear-powered icebreaker “Lenin”, which is currently decommissioned and put on eternal Parking in Murmansk. Currently in icebreaker is a Museum, which was closed to visitors during the entire filming period.
Video about the movie “Icebreaker”
Nikolay Khomeriki talks about his new film:This story is very interesting from the point of view of drama: crew members are in a confined space and don’t know whether they will be able to survive and return home. Their heroism is to endure, not to lose heart, to continue to believe and remain human in any situation.”
Stills from the film “Icebreaker”
Before shooting the film actor Pyotr Fyodorov, who plays captain Petrov, met with the prototype of his character, captain, “Mikhail Somov” Valentine Rodchenko, who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union after the end of the drift and currently resides in St. Petersburg.
Fedorov says:we Have not a biopic, not a documentary, but a feature film, but it was very important to touch, to be able to come close to the professional world of his hero. The film is complicated by the fact that all the participants of those events live, and we have a responsibility to these people, the crew of the vessel “Mikhail Somov”. We’re going to disturb the area of the emotions of these people, they will come to watch the movie, knowing that it’s art, but will still survive. It is a huge responsibility. So I felt it was important to talk with Valentin Filippovich. I am so thankful that he took me in and gave me my job, gave everything I asked for. I wasn’t looking for portrait similarity, but rather the energy and courage. Any actor it’s very important to be able to get as close to your hero before you start shooting. It is very important not to make mistakes, especially when it comes to talking about people of heroic professions. It seemed to me very important to understand how to convey their attitude to the ship – because on the one hand, the might and Majesty of the great ship, and on the other, it is absolutely household situation, the daily work of a large team and, importantly, in times of peace. So it was interesting to sing the theme of heroism, and to talk about people with difficult personalities. And, of course, about women who were waiting for them. The shooting took place in Murmansk on the icebreaker Museum “Lenin”, a little in Sevastopol, there was filming vehicle interiors, some more in St. Petersburg, and a small crew flew to the Islands of Franz Joseph. The operator Fyodor Bookmark filmed on old Soviet and French optics and I think caught some of the shrillness of the Soviet cinema”.
“Movie Moments.” Test shooting of the film “Icebreaker”
So the icebreaker was similar to the vessel in the Antarctic drift, it is thoroughly decorated with fake snow. Especially for shooting was designed paraffin system to create the effect of icing – from light frost to heavy ice accumulation. A huge part of the work was, of course, and the creators of computer graphics, because a lot of the scenes were shot against a green screen installed in the bow or stern of the icebreaker. The most difficult challenge for the actors began shooting in Sevastopol, when they are under the scorching sun in the thirty-degree heat we had to pose in coats, boots and mittens.
Photos from the shooting of the film “Icebreaker”
