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]
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| Directed by | Andrey Kolpin (ru) |
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| Screenplay by | Yevgeny Golovin |
| Based on | Fantasy Patrol |
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| Narrated by | Anfisa Vistinghausen |
| Cinematography | Ivan Gudkov |
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| Distributed by | KaroProkat (English: KaroRental) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | ₽200 million |
| Box office | ₽136.1 million[1] |
The film was theatrically released in Russia on October 28, 2021 by KaroProkat (KaroRental in English).[3]
Plot
editIn 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
edit- 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 as Valery
- Yuliya Aleksandrova as Mary
- Polina Kutepova as Snowy
- Andrey Rozhkov as Basilio the Cat
- Daniil Eldarov as Guards
- Anfisa Vistinghausen as narrator
Production
editIn 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- Official website (in Russian)
- Koschey: The Everlasting Story at IMDb