Ice
Short description
Set in contemporary Russia, this drama follows Nadya, a talented figure skater whose hopes of becoming a champion are shattered by a severe injury. While struggling with her recovery and the possibility of leaving sports behind, she meets Sasha, a hockey player. Despite an initially difficult relationship, Sasha encourages Nadya to regain her confidence and fight to achieve her dreams once again.
The film was directed by Oleg Trofim and marks the first of three films in the provided list of his work. The screenplay was written by Andrey Zolotarev and Oleg Malovichko, with Fyodor Bondarchuk, Mikhail Vrubel, and Dmitry Rudovsky serving as producers. The movie features a cast including Aglaya Tarasova, Alexander Petrov, Mariya Aronova, Miloš Biković, Kseniya Rappoport, and Yan Tsapnik. In total, 35 cast members and 73 crew members are credited.
Produced by Russia-1, Art Pictures Studio, and Vodorod, the project had a budget of 3 million USD. On TMDB, the film holds a rating of 6.8/10 based on 122 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- At the beginning of the film, during the scenes set in Irkutsk in 2003, young Nadia has a poster in her room featuring 2006 Olympic ice dance champions Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov in their costumes from their 2006 Olympic program, 'Carmen'.
- The beginning of the film features a title card reading 'Irkutsk, 2003.' The young protagonist is watching a live broadcast of figure skating on the Russia 1 channel, which was not named as such until 2010. In 2003, it was called 'Russia' and had a different logo.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
