Tarantino in Russian, dancing without music and a film about the creator of DeLorean: what to watch in the movies on the weekend

This week four films of Russian production were released on the big screens at once: the sequel to the psychological drama Uchilka, the sports melodrama The Dream Team, and a film in the spirit of Tarantino and F.F. Coppoli “In the Cape Town Port ...” and the dynamic dance “Battle”. Among the new products of foreign rental - a criminal biopic “Wheelbarrow in a million” about the creator of the legendary car DeLorean.

"The Last Test"

In 2015, the director Alexei Petrukhin invented and told the story of the teacher Anna Nikolaevna (Irina Kupchenko), who took the students hostage in order to “hammer” simple truths into their heads. In the sequel “Teachers”, the tape “The Last Test”, Anna Nikolaevna decided to take up the education of terrorists who took her hostage - and dozens more.

The scenario of the new tape was based on real events: the attack in the theater center on Dubrovka. People who survived the tragic events of 2002 took part in the filming of the tape: according to psychologists, this experience helped them ease the pain of memories.

Club of lovers of books and pies from potato peelings (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society)

World War II is over, and Britain is gradually returning to peaceful life. Writer Juliet (Lily James) is looking for a topic for a new book when she unexpectedly receives a letter from the tiny island of Guernsey. Pig breeder Dawsey (Mihil Hausmann) tells her about the club of lovers of books and pies from potato peelings, which was founded during the German occupation.

The film is based on an epistolary novel by Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows. Although this particular club did not exist, the whole picture is based on real events. Guernsey Island now hosts a guided tour for fans of films and books.

"Dream Team"

Sports commentator Stepan Vershinin has lost his job on television, and now he has to cover youthful equestrian competitions. At the hippodrome, where he works, passions are heated to the limit - and Vershinin himself is torn between a career and a house: he has a small son who needs the attention of his father.

According to the beginning actress Ksenia Zolotova, who played the rider Katya, the sports theme in the tape is not the main one: “This is a love story - not only the first love, but also love for what you do, to the place where you live, to yourself, at the end of the ends. "

“In Cape Town Port ...”

At the end of World War II, a small local conflict occurred somewhere on Sakhalin. All three involved in it survived, but each was sure that he killed the other two.

Director and screenwriter Alexander Veledinsky wrote the script for this film 20 years ago. The filmmaker heard the story that became its basis from his father, who was personally present at the fateful meeting (his image was embodied by Sergey Sosnovsky). “In the Cape Town Port ...” - a non-linear narrative about the Russian mafia and people accidentally involved in criminal affairs, in the spirit of F.F. Coppoli and Tarantino.

"Battle"

Anton is a professional street dancer. He himself invents numbers for the team, risks his health for the sake of spectacular performances, seeks the recognition of the public - but due to injury he completely loses his hearing. The hero will have to learn to live in a new world for him without sounds. However, now Anton can help hearing-impaired children who also want to dance.

Both the director Anar Abbasov and the leading actor Rinal Mukhametov have a close dance theme. Abbasov himself was fond of choreography. His debut, the Beethoven documentary, was dedicated to hearing-impaired people dancing (it was this experience that inspired the director to create a feature film). Rinal Mukhmetov was engaged in break dance.

The creation of an inclusive environment in the “Battle” is done both on the screen and in real life: for visually impaired viewers, the film will be provided with tiflocommentations.

More information about the tape - in the material RT.

Wheelbarrow for a Million (Driven)

Jim Hoffman (Jason Sudeikis) accidentally meets, and then makes a strong friendship with designer John Delorean (Lee Pace). The latter has already achieved recognition in the automotive industry and is now developing its own masterpiece: the famous DeLorean DMC012, which will later become the hero of the Back to the Future series of films. However, another - illegal - aspect of the inventor's activity is of interest to the FBI, and they recruit Hoffman as an informant.

Jason Sudeikis said that he freely interpreted the image of his character, since there is very little information about his prototype. The film offers a very free interpretation of events, however, both the creators and critics admit: even the real story is too crazy to be true.