Commander (Russian: Командир, romanized: Komandir, lit. 'Commander') is a 2024 Russian biographical action film directed by Aleksandr Guryanov and Timur Khvan based on real events - 1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking.
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| Cinematography | Andrey Katorzhenko |
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| Music by | Pavel Esenin |
Production company | EGO Production |
| Distributed by | Karro Film Distribution |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | ₽230 million |
| Box office | ₽165 million |
The story of the negotiator, commander of the Alpha Group, Major General Gennady Nikolaevich Zaytsev (played by Kirill Zaytsev), under whose leadership the unit gained fame as one of the most outstanding organizations in the fight against terrorism.[1][2]
This film was theatrically released on February 22, 2024.[3]
Plot edit
Gennady Zaytsev grew up in a large family and he was able to overcome the difficulties of war and devastation and he became the creator of an anti-terrorist unit. And suddenly, in Vladikavkaz, terrorists took dozens of children, a teacher and a driver hostage. Gennady will have to undergo a very complicated operation.[4]
Cast edit
- Kirill Zaytsev as Gennady Zaytsev
- Artyom Tkachenko as Stepan Khachiyants, terrorist
- Valery Barinov as Viktor Cherikov
- Nelly Pshonnaya as Nadezhda Ignatieva
- Sergey Makhovikov as Aleksey Volkov
- Vladimir Zaytsev as Spiridonov
Other cast edit
- Aleksey Shevchenkov as Pavel, a soldier at the station
- Vasily Neverov as Sergey Zaytsev, Gennady Zaytsev's son
- Veronica Norina as Maria, Stepan Khachiyants's wife
- Ilya Obolonkov as Morozov, "Alpha"
- Pyotr Barancheev as Valery Bochkov, "Alpha"
- Aleksey Surensky as Sergey Goncharov, "Alpha"
- Yevgeny Antonov as Robert, "Alpha"
- Aleksandr Luchinin as Andrey Kirsanov, "Alpha"
- Yevgeny Berezovsky as Sergey Polyakov, "Alpha"
- Dmitry Sutyrin as Evgeny Bogdanov, "Alpha"
- Sergey Aprelsky as Gennady Zudin, "Alpha"
- Matvey Zubalevich as Dmitry Volkov, "Alpha"
- Sergey Yakovlev as radio operator, "Alpha"
Production edit
Filming edit
The completion of the first half of filming became known in the winter of 2023, the leading actor Kirill Zaytsev spoke about this. The end of filming became known in late spring 2023.
See also edit
- Frenzied Bus, a 1990 Soviet film by director Georgy Natanson.
