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Koschey: The Everlasting Story

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Koschey: The Everlasting Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrey Kolpin (ru)
Written by
  • Yevgeny Golovin
  • Maria Parfyonova
  • Anton Lanshakov
Screenplay byYevgeny Golovin
Based onFantasy Patrol
Produced by
  • Robert Gndolyan
  • Tatyana Tsyvareva
  • Yevgeny Golovin
  • Anton Smetankin
  • Marianna Galstukhova-Smetankina
Starring
Narrated byAnfisa Vistinghausen
CinematographyIvan Gudkov
Edited by
  • Olga Grinshpun
  • Leonid Feldman
  • Yana Martynenko
Music by
  • Sergey Bogolyubsky
  • Daria Stavrovich
Animation by
  • Tatiana Petrovska
  • Andrey Osadchikh
  • Andrey Romashikhin
Production
companies
Distributed byKaroProkat (English: KaroRental)
Release date
  • 28 October 2021 (2021-10-28) (Russia)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget₽200 million
Box office₽136.1 million[1]

Koschey: The Everlasting Story (Russian: Кощей. Начало, romanizedKoschey. Nachalo, lit.'Koschey: The Beginning') is a full-length animated Russian fantasy film directed by Andrey Kolpin, and stars the voice of Nikita Volkov, Irina Starshenbaum, Timur Rodriguez, and Arseny Perel. It is part of the universe of the popular cartoon franchise Fantasy Patrol.[2]

The film was theatrically released in Russia on October 28, 2021 by KaroProkat (KaroRental in English).[3]

Plot

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In ancient times, people and fabulous creatures lived together. Until the White Ghost, a ruthless monster capable of destroying the whole world, came to the Divnozemskoye principality. But only one hero can stop the monster. He is young, strong, handsome, and also drives a bike... His name is Koschey.

Cast

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Production

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In August 2017, on the air of the Radio Mayak radio station, the general director of the Parovoz Animation Studio (ru) by Anton Smetankin said that the studio had begun to create a full-length version, which is originally scheduled to release in 2020, but it was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund's Analytics (RCFA)
  2. ^ Reutova, Ksenia (October 25, 2021). ""Кощей. Начало": Рецензия Киноафиши" [Koschey: The Everlasting Story: Review of the Movie Poster]. kinoafisha.info (in Russian). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Кощей. Начало / Koschey: The Everlasting Story (2021)". KinoPoisk (in Russian).
  4. ^ "Вселенная "Сказочного патруля"". March 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Studio Parovoz's Animated Koshchey: The True Story Revives Russian Classics". Animation Magazine. June 6, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Zhuravleva, Linda (October 29, 2021). "Почему не стоит смотреть "Кощей. Начало" — пёстрый мультфильм, вызывающий мигрень" [Why you shouldn't watch Koschey: The Everlasting Story a colorful cartoon that causes migraines]. lifehacker.ru (in Russian). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
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