The crew, that has more than 30 members, came to Budva this weekend, and already the day before yesterday the first frames were shot, while the shooting today is continued on Petrovac beach Lucice and Sveti Stefan.
The local partner of the Russian producing company is Budva’s “MAC communication”, which is also included in the shooting of the movie. The mayor Rajko Kuljaca received yesterday a part of the crew and offered them help of the Municipality, in order to make their work easier.
– This is the 4th Russian movie, which in the past two years has been shot on the Montenegrin coast. I am glad that the Budva Riviera has again been chosen for the shooting of the frames of some foreign movie. The appearance of the frames of our coast represents a good marketing promotion on the Russian market, from where the majority of tourists are coming – marked Kuljaca, emphasizing that they have good business cooperation with the Russians.
The main producer, at the same time the main actor Aleksandar Insakov, said that it is an action trill, and that he is expecting that the premier will be held in April next year.
-Until now, for the shooting of the movie, which began in November last year, 5 millions of euros has been spent. We are expecting that another million will be spent. It is a good trill movie, filled with exciting scenes. We have chosen Montenegro, because it is a gorgeous country, and having in mind that the theme of the movie is the quest for an Orthodox reliquary, that was another reason why we have decide to come here – added Insakov.
General Director of the Russia Company “Kaskad”, which is cooperating in the shooting, Jurij Sabajken, emphasized that he has engaged more than 50 stunts.
– Scenes are much better than those that you have got used to see in the American movies. They are much more attractive. The shooting of the m movie ends in November, when we are beginning to do the mounting, and starting from the April the movie will be shown, not only in Russia, but also in the entire Europe – said Sabajken.
Except Oleg Tartakov, a famous Hollywood actor, Montenegrin actors Mirko Vlahovic and Slobodan Marunovic, have also been engaged.
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