Moscow International Film Festival Special Screening of "Sherlock in Russia" Announced

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Published on Tuesday, 29 September 2020 13:26

Written by Janet Walker

The premiere of the original START film series "Sherlock in Russia" will take place on October 6 at the Oktyabr Cinema Center as part of the 42nd Moscow International Film Festival with Director Nurbek Egen in attendance.

The screening will feature the first episode. Along with Egen, also expected to attend are producers of the START video service, Eduard Iloyan, Alexey Trotsyuk, Denis Zhalinsky, Vitaly Shlyappo, Irina Sosnovaya and Sreda producers Alexander Tsekalo, Alexandra Remizova, Ivan Samokhvalov.

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The show of the joint project START and the production company "Sreda" will be held with the participation of the creators of the project and guests of the film festival. The main roles in the series were played by Maxim Matveev, Irina Starshenbaum, Vladimir Mishukov and Konstantin Bogomolov, for Konstantin this work became the first big role on the screen.

"We are delighted that the premiere of the series Sherlock in Russia will take place within the framework of the Moscow International Film Festival, of which START is the official partner this year. Film festivals are increasingly turning their attention to TV series, which once again confirms the rapid development of the industry - modern TV series are no longer inferior to cinema in terms of complexity, picture quality and history. Guests of the Moscow International Film Festival will be able to see the project two weeks before the release on START, which will take place on October 22, " says Yulia Mindubaeva, CEO of the START video service.

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According to the plot, Sherlock Holmes (Maxim Matveyev) follows the trail of Jack the Ripper. The maniac has already killed several women in London, each time leaving messages at the scene of the murder addressed to the detective. After an unsuccessful fight with the murderer, in which Watson is wounded, Holmes realizes that his opponent has fled ... to the Russian Empire.

Having rented a room on Pekarskaya Street from Dr. Kartsev (Vladimir Mishukov), Holmes together with him unravels terrible crimes, despite the opposition of the local police. In St. Petersburg, no one has heard of deduction - the methods of the London detective are not taken seriously. Another assistant to the detective is Sophia (Irina Starshenbaum) from St. Petersburg, whose relationship grows for the Englishman into something more than a joint investigation.

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Oleg Malovichko, the author of such successful series and films as "Method", "Trotsky", "Ice", "Attraction", was responsible for the original script of the adventures of the London detective in the city of Dostoevsky and Gogol. For the visual solution of the film series - Nikolai Bogachev, cameraman for Trotsky, Method and Trigger.

The premiere will take place on October 6, at the Oktyabr cinema center, hall №2 (IMAX), the gathering of guests will start at 20.30, screening - at 21.00.

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All films and series on START are available anywhere in the world without ads and additional payments, in Full HD and 4K quality, on all platforms, including the START.RU website, mobile devices and Smart TVs. Owners of iOS and Android devices can download their favorite content and enjoy it on the road, even without Internet access. New users have 7 days of free access.

The service was founded by the studio Yellow, Black and White.