Maria. Save Moscow Explained

Maria. Save Moscow
Director:	Vera Storozheva
Music:	Yuri Poteyenko
Cinematography:	Mikhail Iskandarov
Editing:	Elena Afanasieva
Studio:	Horosho Production
Distributor:	Nashe Kino (English: Our Cinema)
Runtime:	111 minutes
Country:	Russia
Language:	Russian

Maria. Save Moscow (Russian: Мария. Спасти Москву|Mariya. Spasti Moskvu) is a 2021 Russian war / drama film directed by Vera Storozheva. It premiered at the Stalker Film Festival on December 12, 2021, and was theatrically released on January 27, 2022.

Plot

The plot takes place during the Great Patriotic War and focuses on the battle for Moscow.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The plot of the film is based on the legend of the miraculous icon, which during the Great Patriotic War should be delivered to Moscow by junior lieutenant Maria Petrova, who was the daughter of a priest, but renounced him and the faith.^[5]

Cast

• Mariya Lugovaya as Maria Petrova (also tr. Mariya Petrova)
• Artur Smolyaninov as Father Vladimir (Vladimir Sergeevich Stroganov), parish priest
• Ilya Malakov as Sergeant
• Sergei Puskepalis as Commissioner
• Dmitry Mazurov as Pavel Minaev
• Tatyana Yakhina as Lyuba Minaeva

Production

Filming ended in February 2021, with shooting taking place in Moscow and Rostov Veliky.

Release

Maria. Save Moscow^[6] premiered at the Stalker Human Rights Film Festival on December 12, 2021^[7] and was theatrically released in Russia on January 27, 2022.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Режиссер Сторожева снимает Москву 41-го: как Сталин посетил Матрону - МК. mk.ru. 2021-12-03.
2. Web site: Операция "Икона". История про Матрону и Сталина в фильме "Мария" | Кино | Культура | Аргументы и Факты. aif.ru. 2021-12-03.
3. Web site: "Артур Смольянинов был готов ноги отморозить" | Статьи | Известия. iz.ru. 2021-12-03.
4. Web site: Вышел трейлер военной драмы "Мария. Спасти Москву" — Российская газета. rg.ru. 2021-12-03.
5. Web site: Мария. Спасти Москву, 2021 | портал о кино "Киноафиша". kinoafisha.info. 2021-12-03.
6. Web site: Rewriting the history: On December 2, the film Maria. Save Moscow will be released . . October 28, 2021 . December 3, 2021.
7. Web site: ФИЛЬМЫ О ВОЕННОЙ МОСКВЕ, СЕМЕЙНЫХ ОТНОШЕНИЯХ И ЛЮДСКИХ СУДЬБАХ ПОКАЗАЛИ В ВОСКРЕСЕНЬЕ НА "СТАЛКЕРЕ". FILMS ABOUT MILITARY MOSCOW, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND HUMAN DESTINIES WERE SHOWN ON SUNDAY ON STALKER. ru. 13 December 2021. 29 January 2022.
8. Web site: Фильм Мария. Спасти Москву (Россия, 2021): дата выхода, смотреть трейлеры и кадры – Афиша-Кино. afisha.ru. 2021-12-03.