Red Silk
Short description
Set in 1927, this action mystery follows the transport of classified papers across Russia via the Trans-Siberian Express. These documents hold the power to shape the future of China and the USSR, attracting a variety of criminals and foreign spies who pose as typical travelers to steal them. To stop their common adversary, a former Tsarist agent and a young Red Army soldier are forced to collaborate.
The film was directed by Andrey Volgin, marking his second project following Balkan Line. It is a co-production between Russia and China involving companies such as Cinema Fund and Tianjin Co-Production Film. The cast is led by Miloš Biković, Gleb Kalyuzhny, and Zheng Hanyi, with a total of 41 credited actors. Gosha Kutsenko served as both a producer and a cast member.
Since its release on February 20, 2025, the movie has received a moderate reception from audiences. It holds a rating of 6/10 on IMDb based on 490 votes and a 6.9/10 on TMDB from 15 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- Interior shots within the Trans-Siberian Express were filmed in a pavilion using specially built full-scale carriages. To create the effect of movement, the carriages were placed on a special platform that simulated shaking. A setup was also created to move the “train” within the pavilion for certain scenes.
- It is the first Russian film in HFR format with a frame rate of 60 frames per second.
- Part of the filming took place at one of the largest film studios in the world, Hengdian World Studios. There, the film was shot on sets recreating the central district of Shanghai in the early 20th century.
- For the pavilion filming in Moscow, the largest screen with virtual sets in Europe was built, and to simulate the surrounding environment, a controllable artificial sky was constructed in the pavilion, created from 70 lighting fixtures.
- A separate region was selected for each location in the film. Manchuria was filmed in the Pskov region and on the Russian-Finnish border. Train stations and interior locations for Belgorsk were filmed in St. Petersburg.
- Filming began on the ice of Lake Baikal at -40°C and concluded in China at +40°C.
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