The Stronghold

Protect the past for the sake of the future
Сторожова застава (2017)
Timing: 1:50 (110 min)
6.5/10
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7.2/10
238
6.3/10
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Production
Budget
$40 000 000
Revenue
$2 745 966
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Director
Yuriy Kovalyov
Actors
Danyil Kamenskyi, Nataliia Sumska, Yeva Kosheva, Roman Lutskyi, Slava Krasovska, Oleh Voloshchenko, Ivan Denysenko, Alexander Komarov, Andrii Mostrenko
All actors and roles (9)
Scenario
Yuriy Kovalyov, Oleksandr Dermanskyi
Producer
Yurii Prylypko
Operator
Composer
Artist
Nikita Ratnikov, Oksana Demina, Gleb Slivko
Audition
Editing
Viktor Onysko
All team (17)

Short description

A solar eclipse triggers a time portal that transports a modern schoolboy named Vit'ko one thousand years into the past. He arrives in the midst of a conflict between the people of Rusichi and the Cumans, who employ weapons and dark magic to achieve their goals. Alongside legendary warriors such as Ilya, Dobrynya, and the young Oleshko, Vit'ko uses a magical stone to face supernatural creatures and a powerful army. The boy must find his own courage to influence the outcome of this war between good and evil.

This Ukrainian production was directed by Yuriy Kovalyov, who also wrote the screenplay with Oleksandr Dermanskyi and Yaroslav Voytseshek. The film followed Kovalyov's 2012 project, Pie. The cast features Danyil Kamenskyi in the lead role, supported by Nataliia Sumska, Eeva Kosheva, Roman Lutskyi, Slava Krasovska, and Oleh Voloshchenko.

Produced by Kinorob with a budget of 2 million USD, the film earned 3 million USD at the worldwide box office. It has received generally positive feedback from viewers, holding a rating of 7.2 on TMDB from 238 votes and a 6.3 rating on IMDb based on 3,200 votes.

What's left behind the scenes

  • A fortress from the time of Kievan Rus' was specially built for the filming of the film.
  • Ilya Muromets wields two swords. One weighs 15 kg and is 1.5 meters long. The hero also wears a rare 13th-century buckle from a private collection of antiquities.
  • The costume team designed over one and a half hundred exclusive costumes, all of which were handmade. For example, the Shaman’s costume required approximately 450 meters of fabric, which was cut and braided into strands, with each strand dyed separately in different shades.
  • The film is based on the work «Border Outpost» (2001) by Vladimir Rutkovsky.

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