Fyodor Bondarchuk Directing New Film -
The Inhabited Island
The Inhabited Island
Bondarchuk on the set of 9 Rota in 2005
Fyodor Bondarchuk (9 Rota, Zhara), the 40 year-old son of the famous Soviet director Sergey Bondarchuk (War and Peace), is producing a new big budget film called The Inhabited Island, due to be released in October 2008. The cast for Obitaemyy Ostrov (Обитаемый остров) includes Andrei Merzlikin (Bumer, Bumer 2) and a cameo by Bondarchuk. You can watch the trailer here.
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Logo of the CTC television network, which reaches 100 million Russians
You can read a full film biography at Fyodor Bondarchuk's IMDB page, and watch a comedy clip from his TV show on the CTC network here:
Comments
I understand that the Macmillan English translation of INHABITED ISLAND (as PRISONERS OF POWER) was based on a censored version, Perhaps if the movie is released abroad, it can be accompanied by a new translation of the book.
I'm interested in hearing from Russian sf fans. I'm working on an updated version of my history of the genre, IMAGINATION AND EVOLUTIOIN, and want to make sure Russian sf is fairly represented.
Posted by: John J. Pierce | August 28, 2007 12:18 PM
Hello, just want to let you know, what a brilliant film 9th company was, it was gripping and has made me very interested in the conflict between the two countries. Your film was original, and I am looking forward to your future projects. I hope to hear from you soon. I hope you are proud of the film you created, you should be.
Aaron McMillan
England
Posted by: Aaron McMillan | February 12, 2008 1:54 PM