| Palmyra | |
| Director: | Andrei Kravchuk |
| Producer: | Alexei Uchitel |
| Music: | Kuzma Bodrov |
| Cinematography: | Morad Abdel Fattakh |
| Editing: | Aleksandr Koshelev (ru) |
| Studio: | Rock Films |
| Distributor: | KaroProkat (English: KaroRental) |
| Country: | Russia |
| Language: | Russian, Arabic |
Palmyra (Russian: Пальмира|Palmira|lit='''''Palmyra'''''), or (Russian: link=no|Однажды в Пустыне|lit='''''Once in the Desert''''') is a 2022 Russian war film directed by Andrei Kravchuk, tells about the sappers who work the Russian military operation in Syria.[1]
It was theatrically released on February 17, 2022.[2]
The film is set in May, 2016. The film tells about the Russian sappers of the demining detachment who were preparing Palmyra for the concert of the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra.[3]
Principal photography took place in the Republic of Crimea, and was completed in November of that year, with some of the filming done by Syrian film producers who shot outdoor scenes in Palmyra itself for the producers.[4]