The feat of Soviet pilots and the relationship between fathers and daughters: what to see in the cinema on the weekend

Highlights: Russian film "Air" directed by Alexei German Jr. about young female pilots during the Great Patriotic War will be released on Russian screens. In addition, the audience will be able to watch the sports film "The Great Race" about the confrontation between two car legends at the World Rally Championship. The touching comedy film "Bully", highly appreciated by critics, and the comedy drama "Dance, Herring!", in which the heroine of Alexandra Bortich will establish a relationship with the ghost of her deceased father.

On Thursday, January 18, the Russian film "Air" directed by Alexei German Jr. about young female pilots during the Great Patriotic War will be released on Russian screens. In addition, the audience will be able to watch the sports film "The Great Race. Audi vs. Lanci" about the confrontation between two car legends at the World Rally Championship, the thriller "From the Deep", where the plane crashed and the survivors collided with a shark, the touching comedy film "Bully", highly appreciated by critics, and the comedy drama "Dance, Herring!", in which the heroine of Alexandra Bortich will establish a relationship with the ghost of her deceased father.

"Air"

A war drama from director Alexei German Jr. is coming to the big screens.

The action of the film unfolds during the Great Patriotic War. A unit of young pilots arrives at a mixed aviation regiment. The girls will have to learn from their own experience what war is, feel the pain of loss and fear for the Motherland. They will gain strength, courage and become part of a great history.

The film stars Anastasia Talyzina ("Patriot", "Centaur"), Kristina Lapshina, Aglaya Tarasova ("Unprincipled", "The End of the World"), Elena Lyadova ("The Geographer Drank the Globe Away", "Batya"), Sergey Bezrukov ("Brigade", "Vacation of the Strict Regime"), Philip Dyachkov ("World! Friendship! Bubblegum!", "The King and the Jester") and other actors.

Filming took place in Karelia, as well as in the Leningrad, Nizhny Novgorod and Saratov regions and in the pavilion of the Glavkino studio in the Moscow region. For the production of the film, airfields of the USSR and Germany and other historical sites were recreated. Battles in the air were filmed using Virtual Production technology against the backdrop of a huge LED screen.

The film was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan. According to actress Kristina Lapshina, "Air" is not an entertainment blockbuster, but a serious movie.

"In addition to authenticity, there will be psychology. This is a film by Alexei German with his signature style. During an interview in Tokyo, someone asked him why the film was so quiet. To which he replied: "I don't understand why you have to yell during such actions. Silence is required by the place where the characters of the film are, and the information they convey." And I understand him perfectly, I share his opinion," the actress said in an interview with the Omsk Here portal.

"Dance, Herring!"

At the center of Alexandra Lupashko's dramatic comedy is 29-year-old Zhanna, who came to her hometown from Moscow to bury her father, with whom she has not communicated for 20 years. As a child, her father called the girl "Herring" and sold audio cassettes with her in an amusement park. But when Jeanne was 10 years old, her father left the family for his mistress.

On the way to the morgue, the heroine suddenly begins to see the ghost of her father, who communicates with her and persuades her to spend the last day together in the places she once loved. Jeanne is angry with her father, so she does not want to put up with him, but wants to bury him as soon as possible and leave for the capital. But her path will not be easy and full of adventures, and during this time a lot in their relationship may change.

The main role in the film was played by Alexandra Bortich, known for such films as "I'm Losing Weight", "Slave", "Fisher" and "I Am a Goddess". The film also starred Pavel Maikov, Anna Mikhalkova, Danil Steklov, Olga Lapshina and many others.

The film is based on the play "A Man in a Closed Room" by Tatyana Zagdai, which won prizes at the festivals "Reading" and "Winter". According to the director of the film, she was hooked by the topic of the daughter's relationship with her father.

"The story of the relationship between fathers and sons, the last dialogue, the farewell of father and daughter before parting forever. It hits me just on an emotional level. I also liked the combination of depth and humor in this article," Alexandra Lupashko explained in an interview with the Kino-Teatr.ru portal.

Filming took place in the Krasnodar region.

"It's a big race. Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia

Filmmakers from Italy, Great Britain and Ireland have made a sports biopic about the confrontation between the two legendary concerns at the World Rally Championship. The film was directed by Stefano Mordini, who previously worked on the projects "The Invisible Witness" and "Venetian Mysteries".

The plot of the film is inspired by real events. The action takes place in 1983 during a car race, where there is a fierce rivalry between the two heads of the car companies Audi and Lancia - Roland Gumpert and Cesare Fiorio. Two of the most powerful teams face off in a great struggle: 20 dangerous tracks in 12 countries await them. The winner will get fame and honor, while the loser will have to wash the cars.

The roles were performed by such artists as Daniel Brühl, Riccardo Scamarcio, Volker Bruch, Bruno Gueri, Kai Portman and others.

Film critic Matt Zoller Seitz praises Scamarcio's performance, and also names the advantages of the film over other films about auto racing.

(Riccardo. Scamarcio as Fiorio is magnetic enough to hold the audience's attention until the very end, and real and recreated footage from documentaries and TV stories is woven into the narrative in a surprisingly organic way. This film deserves praise for the fact that its creators decided not to rely too much on the experience of most other films about racing, only briefly touching on some of the main components or simply omitting them," the expert wrote in a review for the RogerEbert.com portal.

No Way Up

The plot of the disaster thriller focuses on a group of young people who go to a paradise resort by plane. The airliner they are flying on crashes and sinks in the Pacific Ocean. There are few survivors left trapped in the air pocket, and it is not known how long they will be able to live if they do not get to land, because a huge shark is guarding them outside the walls of the plane, and oxygen is running out every minute.

The film was directed by Claudio Fah, who worked on the film Vikings. The script was written by Andy Mason, who produced such projects as "The New Age of Z" and "The Blue Abyss."

Scrapper

Director and screenwriter Charlotte Regan made a comedy-drama about a girl who suddenly meets her father.

In the center of the plot is 12-year-old Georgie, played by Lola Campbell. She had recently lost her mother, but she was not discouraged. The girl continues to live independently, skillfully taking care of herself. One day, her father, a young and carefree Jason (Harris Dickinson), knocks on the door. The girl did not expect such a gift of fate, she does not understand why her father has been absent all these years. Meanwhile, the man realizes that he must stay in Georgie's life. The world of the heroine changes with the appearance of a parent, she has to rethink a lot.

The film was awarded the Grand Prix as part of the World Cinema program at the Sundance Film Festival, and Charlotte Regan received the Youth Audience Award of the European Film Academy.

Critics praised the picture: on the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, "Bully" has 94% "freshness". The film has been described as uplifting, bizarre, charming, and delightful.