Infiltration
2022 · Russia · 110 min
- Director
- Aleksey Chadov
- Screenplay
- Aleksey Chadov
- Producer
- Sergey Selyanov
- Editing
- Pavel Novikov
- Production company
- STV
Cast
What it is about
After the war, Ivan returns home, but years later he still lives as if the conflict had never ended, and his wife eventually leaves him. Now a former soldier, he sets out on a perilous mission to Syria to rescue his old commander, Gray, who has been captured by ISIS. The setup places the protagonist between the weight of his past and a high-risk operation.
How it was made
It is a sequel to War (2002) by Aleksei Balabanov, the film that gave Aleksey Chadov's career a powerful start. The script began in February 2019, after Chadov attended an event in Yekaterinburg devoted to Balabanov's work, and writing took two months. Chadov wrote, directed and starred. The companies 22 and CTB handled production, with support from the Cinema Fund. Principal photography began on July 29, 2020, in Moscow, in Crimea near Sudak, and in Syria.
Reception and legacy
The film was released in cinemas on June 2, 2022, by Nashe Kino. The sources available offer little information on its critical reception, awards or lasting influence, so its place in recent Russian cinema is hard to assess with precision beyond its connection to the 2002 film.
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Trivia
Sequel to a key title
It continues War (2002), the film that gave Chadov's career a major boost.
Script written in two months
Writing of the script began in February 2019 and lasted two months.
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