Sergey Zhigunov commented on the message about the death of director Alexander Melnik

“Sasha was a very kind, intelligent, polite person, very sincerely in love with cinema.

He always took the peaks, which no one dared to.

He did huge projects, he liked big movies.

He was a patriot, of course, ”Zhigunov said in an interview with the“ 360 ”TV channel.

For his part, the actor Konstantin Shelestun, who played in the film Melnik "Territory", called the director an open, good-natured person.

“This is how I remember him.

You could turn to him even on the set, or just talk when far from home.

He was devoted to his work to the smallest detail, "said the artist in an interview with the radio station" Moscow speaking ".

Earlier it was reported that Melnik worked at the site of interdepartmental exercises conducted by the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia.