The Father
Short description
The action takes place during the Great Patriotic War. The protagonist, a Siberian hunter Gavriil Sobinov, volunteers for the front after learning that his son Semyon, a young lieutenant, is missing. Gavriil wants to fights the enemy and find his son, but instead of the front lines, he finds himself in a supply platoon. He proves himself a hero in his very first combat and, after training at the sniper school, gets to the front lines. Gavriil is made commander of the sniper group. He continues the search for his son. The story of a German sniper Werner develops in parallel. He also ends up at the front with his son Dietrich fighting alongside him. A clash between the sniper fathers, whom fate is inexorably bringing together, is inevitable...
What's left behind the scenes
- Episodes set in 1942 were filmed in the Volgograd region, approximately 150 km from the city. With the help of military consultants and archival materials, the film crew carefully studied the specifics of combat operations in the steppe during winter: how units were deployed, where dugouts were built, and how ravines were utilized.
- Filming took place in Saint Petersburg and the Volgograd region.
- Before filming began, the actors lived in barracks and underwent full military training. For several consecutive nights, the team learned how to handle weapons and mastered basic skills to convey the behavior of soldiers on screen as authentically as possible.
- The film crew accidentally discovered actual remnants of military fortifications near one of the locations: trenches and Soviet artillery positions.
- Residents of the Volgograd region participated in the filming.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
