Tourist (film) explained
Tourist |
Director: | Andrey Batov |
Music: | Vitaly Mukanyayev |
Country: | Russia |
Language: | Russian |
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]
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 the 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]
Notes and References
- Matthew Campbell, "Wagner Group: the Russian mercenaries hunting Zelensky", The Times, March 5, 2022.
- https://kino.rambler.ru/movies/46451655-rezhisser-andrey-batov-o-filme-turist-semkah-v-tsar-i-lyubvi-k-voennomu-kino/ Режиссёр Андрей Батов - о фильме "Турист"
- https://www.ntv.ru/kino/Turist_film/ Турист
- https://typical-moscow.ru/kakoe-kino-vyros-spros-rossii-mire/ На какое кино вырос спрос в России и в мире
- Web site: Достоверность и реализм: чего ждут зрители от военных кинокартин современности . 2021-11-21 . 2021-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121055419/https://nation-news.ru/654358-dostovernost-i-realizm-chego-zhdut-zriteli-ot-voennykh-kinokartin-sovremennosti . dead .
- https://www.film.ru/movies/turist-2 Турист
- Web site: Sebastian Shukla . Russian mercenaries get the big-screen treatment. The reality behind the film is as murky as the plot . 2021-10-01 . CNN. 28 May 2021 .
- News: In Russian Action Film, Bullets, Blood, Blasts, Bad Guys -- And A Whitewash Of Mercenary Atrocities? . 2021-10-01 . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 24 May 2021 . en . Eckel . Mike .
- Web site: AfricaNews . 2021-05-16 . New film shines light on Russian military contractors in CAR . 2021-10-01 . Africanews . en.
- Web site: Sauer . Pjotr . 2021-05-21 . New Movie Depicting Heroic Russian Instructors in Central African Republic Linked to 'Putin's Chef' . 2021-10-01 . The Moscow Times . en.
- Web site: 'We fight for justice' Russian mogul bankrolls action movie about his mercenary troops in Africa amid allegations of war crimes . 2021-10-01 . Meduza . en.
- https://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/movie/ros/hud/146760/annot/ ТУРИСТ (2021)