The Scythian

The Scythian, also in English territories as The Last Warrior (Russian: Скиф) is a 2018 Russian action drama fantasy film directed by Rustam Mosafir, starring Aleksey Faddeev, Aleksandr Kuznetsov and Vitaly Kravchenko.[3] It takes place in the 11th century in Ancient Russia, during a time in which grandiose changes are taking place in Eurasia. Once proud warriors, the Scythians have degenerated into vile mercenaries, raiding the civilian population. During one of these raids, warrior Lutobor's wife and child are abducted. However, the hero does not intend to resign himself to fate, and pursues the Scythians in an attempt to save his family. As a guide, he takes the captive Scythian Marten (Kuznetsov) and, despite the huge differences between them, they must work together to survive their journey.

This article is about the 2018 Russian film. For other uses, see Scythian (disambiguation).
The Scythian
Film poster
Directed byRustam Mosafir
Written byVadim Golovanov
Rustam Mosafir
Produced bySergey Selyanov
Andrei Rydanov
StarringAleksey Faddeev
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Vitaly Kravchenko
Aleksandr Patsevich
Yuriy Tsurilo
Andrey Permyakov
Vasilisa Izmaylova
Aleksey Ovsyannikov
CinematographyDmitry Karanchik
Edited byAndrey Nazarov
Music byPOTIR
Production
company
CTB Film Company
Distributed byNashe Kino (Our Cinema)
Release date
  • January 18, 2018 (2018-01-18)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget₽150 million
Box office
  • ₽56.3 million[1]
  • $1.062.977 (Worldwide)
  • $1.053.002 (Russia/CIS)[2]

The film was released on January 18, 2018.[4] in Philippines and Vietnam.

Plot

These are times when one civilization is replacing another. A new era is about to begin in Central Eurasia.

The Scythians, once proud warriors, are all but gone. Their few descendants have become ruthless mercenary assassins, the "Wolves of Ares." Lutobor, is a soldier with a difficult task at hand. He becomes involved in internecine conflicts and sets off on a perilous journey to save his family. His guide is a captive Scythian by the name of Marten. Lutobor and Marten are enemies. They pray to different gods but must embark on this journey together. They brave the wild steppes, moving toward the last haven of the Scythians, to what seems to be their inevitable demise.

Cast
  • Aleksey Faddeev as Lutobor
  • Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Marten (Kunitsa)
  • Vitaly Kravchenko as Yar
  • Aleksandr Patsevich as Vseslav
  • Yuriy Tsurilo as Oleg, Prince of Tmutarakan
  • Andrey Permyakov as Wolf Ares
  • Vasilisa Izmaylova as Tatyana, wife of Lutobor
  • Aleksey Ovsyannikov as Luchezar
  • di. Rustam Mosafir as Kumai
  • Viktor Solovyov as Anagast
  • Saido Kurbanov as Gonczak
  • Elena Solomina as midwife
  • Aleksey Ingelevich as priest of Berendeyev
  • Boris Zverev as Berenday
  • Oleg Rudenko-Travin as guard of Perun
  • Aleksandr Samoylov as Troyan
  • Sergey Tsepov as merchant Gojko
  • Andrey Fomin (actor) as Prova
  • Vyacheslav Yurovskikh as Scythian
  • Fyodor Roshchin as episode
  • Mikhail Gagarin as episode

Production

Filming

Filming took place in the Republic of Crimea in autumn 2016. They filmed near Kerch, as well as near Yevpatoriya and Yalta.

References
  1. Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA)
  2. "Скиф (2018) - кассовые сборы" [The Scythian (2018) - Box Office Gross]. KinoPoisk (in Russian).
  3. "Первый трейлер российского фэнтези-боевика "Скиф"" [The first trailer for the Russian fantasy action movie The Scythian (The Last Warrior)] (in Russian). film.ru. November 2, 2017.
  4. "Скиф / The Scythian (2018)". www.kinoafisha.info (in Russian).
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