Tourist (film)

Tourist (Russian: Турист) is a 2021 Russian war film and action film directed by Andrey Batov.[1][2][3][4][5] According to Matthew Campbell, writing in The Times, it is a "most eye-catching piece of propaganda", which depicts the Wagner Group, a mercenary force supported by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who sponsored the film.[1] It was released in Russia on May 19, 2021.[6] Dubbed in Sango, the film was presented to a sold-out stadium in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic in 2021.[1]

Tourist
Directed byAndrey Batov
Written byVladimir Izmaylov
Produced by
  • Sergey Shcheglov
  • Genkirkh Ken
Starring
  • Aleksey Shevchenkov
  • Vladimir Petrov
  • Flaviya-Gertruda Mbayabe
  • Yevgeni Terskikh
  • Alexandr Baranovsky
  • Sergey Vorobyov
  • Georgy Bolonev
  • Gleb Temnov
Cinematography
  • Garik Zhamgaryan
  • Dmitry Arefev
Music byVitaly Mukanyayev
Production
companies
  • 3xMedia
  • Vesta
Release date
  • May 19, 2021 (2021-05-19)
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

The story revolves around a group of Russian instructors visiting the Central African Republic with former police officer Grisha Dmitriev who end up fighting with bandits.[7][8] The film debuted at the Barthélemy Boganda stadium in Bangui.[9] The film was filmed in March and April in 2021.[10][11]

Plot

The film tells about Russian instructors who work in the Central African Republic and train the military of this country. Presidential and parliamentary elections are approaching and this aggravates the situation in the country. Former President François Bozizé, who was barred from the elections, decides to illegally mobilize the military. Meanwhile, the rebels unite to carry out a coup d'état.[12]

Cast
  • Aleksey Shevchenkov as Aleksey
  • Vladimir Petrov as Grisha Dmitriyev
  • Flaviya-Gertruda Mbayabe as Katrin
  • Yevgeni Terskikh as Zhenya
  • Alexandr Baranovsky as Limon
  • Sergey Vorobyov as Yenisey
  • Georgy Bolonev as Korg
  • Gleb Temnov as Sedmoy

References
  1. Matthew Campbell, "Wagner Group: the Russian mercenaries hunting Zelensky", The Times, March 5, 2022.
  2. Режиссёр Андрей Батов - о фильме "Турист"
  3. Турист
  4. На какое кино вырос спрос в России и в мире
  5. "Достоверность и реализм: чего ждут зрители от военных кинокартин современности". Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  6. Турист
  7. Sebastian Shukla (28 May 2021). "Russian mercenaries get the big-screen treatment. The reality behind the film is as murky as the plot". CNN. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  8. Eckel, Mike (24 May 2021). "In Russian Action Film, Bullets, Blood, Blasts, Bad Guys -- And A Whitewash Of Mercenary Atrocities?". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  9. AfricaNews (2021-05-16). "New film shines light on Russian military contractors in CAR". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  10. Sauer, Pjotr (2021-05-21). "New Movie Depicting Heroic Russian Instructors in Central African Republic Linked to 'Putin's Chef'". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  11. "'We fight for justice' Russian mogul bankrolls action movie about his mercenary troops in Africa amid allegations of war crimes". Meduza. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  12. ТУРИСТ (2021)


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