Gosha Kutsenko, Mel Gibson and the royal Corgi: what to watch at the movies at the weekend

This weekend in the cinema you can see a large-scale military drama of Russian production with Milos Bikovich and Gosha Kutsenko in the lead roles and a crime thriller with Mel Gibson and Vince Von. In addition, an American thriller from an Oscar winner, a Russian comedy about an enterprising provincial, a cartoon about the corgi, and a horror film - the result of a joint work of filmmakers from Ireland, Belgium, Finland and the United Kingdom.

Balkan Frontier

The film takes the audience in 1999: NATO bombers Yugoslavia. The main goal is to seize the “Slatina” airfield, the possession of which will make it possible to begin supplying the military group by air. Under these conditions, Russia decides to establish control over the airfield before the alliance. To this end, a column of Russian peacekeepers is sent from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Kosovo. To keep the air harbor before their arrival, the soldiers of the Russian special forces, who are engaged in an unequal battle with the Albanian militants from the local separatist gang, must.

Roles in the military drama were performed by Gosha Kutsenko (“Antikiller”), Milosh Bikovich (“Sunstroke”, “Ice”) and Anton Pampushny (“Crew”, “Defenders”). As the director of the tape made Andrei Volgin.

"In the arms of a lie"

Frances (Chloe Moretz) works as a waitress in a restaurant in New York. One day she finds a bag in the metro that belongs to a certain Greta (Isabelle Huppert). Thanks to a find, Francis discovers that Greta is a lonely widow who earns her living by playing piano lessons. There are friendships between the two women. Soon, Francis finds several similar bags with her new friend, inside of which are lists with information about people whom Greta knows. Among them are data on Francis. The girl decides to stop communicating with her friend, but she begins to pursue her.

The thriller was directed by Irish director Neil Jordan, who won the Academy Award in 1993 for the screenplay for the film Cruel Game.

"Sober driver"

Artyom is a young provincial who dreams of conquering Moscow. In pursuit of a beautiful life, he arrives in the capital, where he earns additionally a “sober driver,” bringing nightclubs to the visitors who go on a spree. So one day in his car is a girl Christina. The next morning, Christine takes Artem for a millionaire, and he decides to play along with her - and he does not notice how she falls in love.

The role of Artyom was played by actor Viktor Khorinyak (“The Kitchen”, “The Thaw”), and his friend is a former KVN member Andrei Burkovsky. Kristina was embodied on the screen by Irina Martynenko (“Lost Place”). Rezo Gigineishvili took up the production of the tape (in his track record - tapes “Hostages”, “Without Borders” and “Heat”).

"Other"

After parting with her husband, Sarah decides to start a new life. Together with her son she moved to the countryside and rented a house near the forest. Not far from their new home, a boy finds a huge crater of unknown origin. Soon after, Sarah begins to notice strange changes in her son's behavior. And one of the local residents is trying to convince Sarah that the boy is not her son at all. After some time, the neighbor is killed under mysterious circumstances, and Sarah begins to make sure that there was some truth in the woman’s words.

The film was shot by the common efforts of filmmakers from Ireland, Belgium, Finland and the UK. At the time of writing this article on the Rotten Tomatoes portal, the film received 87% of positive critics' comments.

"Roll up in asphalt"

Veterans of the American cinema Mel Gibson, Don Johnson and Vince Vaughn played the lead roles in this thriller filmed in the neo-voir style. Police officers Ridgeman (Gibson) and Lurasetti (Vaughn) are suspended from service after a video in which one of them beats a suspect gets into the media. Left out of work and money, the cops decide to make some money until they are reinstated by the police. And they use their connections in the underworld for this.

The script was written and directed by S. Craig Zaler. The budget of the picture was $ 15 million.

Royal Corgi

The favorite of the royal family of Great Britain - the dog of the breed corgi - runs away from the palace. Lost in a big and unfamiliar world to her, she enters a dog fighting club, where the dogs fight with each other. The dog will have to face many challenges before it can once again live the quiet life of the beloved corgi of the British Queen.

The premiere of "Royal Corgi" in the Russian box office was scheduled for March 7, but the Ministry of Culture refused to issue a rental certificate to the cartoon on the announced date. Then the cinemas boycotted a show of the Russian animation tape “Gurvinek. Magic game. As a result of the incident "Gurvinek", according to the creators of the picture, lost 90% of potential profits.