Russian-Chinese "Red Silk" showed the best start among detectives

The creators of the Russian action drama “Balkan Frontier”, which at one time gathered more than a million viewers, filmed the Chinese block “Red Silk” at Hengdian World Studios. These are not even cities – they are several countries and eras under the open sky. Completed in China in the 40-degree heat, the shooting started on Lake Baikal in a 40-degree frost just a year ago. “They are professionals, they have discipline, they are dedicated, so it was easy with them. I discovered China. The first time I was in China and filmed. We were received very warmly, recalls Milos Bikovich, the lead actor in the film. The fruit of the huge efforts of the Russian-Chinese team is an action-packed, hurricane-driven spy detective inspired by the secret pages of a common history. “Unforgettable because I still just didn’t expect my career to start in Russia,” says Zheng Hanyi, who played the lead female role in the project. 1927. The cipher that is being carried on the Trans-Siberian Express is being hunted by imperialist intelligence services. At stake is the fate of future superpowers – the young Soviet Republic and the emerging Chinese People’s Republic. Former tsarist agent Garin, young Red Army soldier Svetlov and Chinese Wang Lin must together snatch documents from the mouth of the enemy. Everyone on the train is under suspicion. “It is the most important and important thing for the viewer to plunge into this atmosphere of travel. I think that we succeeded, says Andrey Volgin, the director of the film. Like Russian cinematography, the Chinese industry is developing today, relying on its own strength and traditions. Here is the local fairy tale "Nezha defeats the dragon king." Fees of about $ 2 billion, this is the highest grossing animation in the history of cinema. The world record was taken in a matter of days, not months, as was the case in Hollywood’s Puzzle 2 or Star Wars. Their championship is over now. This is a unique event for Russian cinema and a vivid example of the highest level of Russian-Chinese relations. I am sure that it will resonate with both Russian and Chinese viewers and will become another step in strengthening friendship between our peoples, says Alina Kabaeva, Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Media Group. In the Chinese box office, for which Hollywood cuts and even reshoots pieces of its blockbusters, Red Silk will be released outside the foreign quota as a local film. This is how the “Silk Road” is laid to the emergence of new joint paintings, with access to the global audience. “Of course it will be very good. I think we will try to make more good films. This year we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War and the victory over the Japanese invaders. So we know well that 80 years ago our peoples helped each other, supported each other, and we won this war together with blood. We need to shoot this joint story, said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Russia Zhang Hanhui. In the plans of the project team, the continuation is Black Silk. The script is in the works. In the meantime, the movie shows the best start among detectives ever filmed in Russia.

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