The Inhabited Island
Dark Planet (2009)
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Genre
Budget
$36 500 000
Box office
$23 772 559
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Director
Actors
Vasiliy Stepanov, Pyotr Fyodorov, Yuliya Snigir, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Sergey Garmash, Mikhail Evlanov, Anna Mikhalkova, Sergey Barkovsky, Maksim Sukhanov, Ignat Akrachkov
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Marina Dyachenko, Serhiy Dyachenko
Producer
Fyodor Bondarchuk, Aleksander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov, Dmitry Rudovsky, Evgeniy Severov
Camera operator
Maxim Osadchy-Korytkovsky
Composer
Yuriy Poteenko
Artist
Pavel Novikov, Christophe St-Pierre Paradis
Audition
Tatyana Komarova, Pavel Kaplevich, Yelena Tikhonova
Editing
Igor Litoninskiy
Whole Team (99)
Whole Team (99)
Short description
On the threshold of 22nd century, furrowing the space, protagonist from the Free Search Group makes emergency landing on an unknown planet where he must stay. People who are living on this planet have remained at the stone level of the 20th century, with its social problems, miserable ecology and shaky world..
What's left behind the scenes
- The filming period for the film lasted 222 days. During this time, enough material was shot for two feature-length films.
- Over 7,000 extras participated, 3,000 costumes and 400 pairs of shoes were made, 300 original firearms were designed, approximately 450 kg of makeup and 1,350 kg of pyrotechnics (TNT equivalent) were used.
- The filming involved 9 T-64 tanks and 4 BTR armored personnel carriers.
- The filming locations were extremely extensive. Starting on February 14, 2007, in Moscow, the crew embarked on a long expedition. The entire Crimean Peninsula served as a location for the filming crew.
- 300 sets were constructed at the main filming locations in Moscow and Crimea, meticulously recreating the material world of the distant future on the planet Sarax – from a spaceship and a white submarine to urban alien landscapes of the 22nd century, an abandoned industrial zone, and a fantastical city of outcasts and mutants.
- Approximately 3,000 costumes were designed and made for the film (artists developed 10 clothing options for the main character alone). Some costumes were hand-embroidered with crystals from Swarovski, which also created an exclusive line of 200 pieces of jewelry specifically for the film. Another 400 pairs of shoes were made, as well as 50 exclusive handbag designs.
- Dozens of special makeup and hairstyle options were developed for the film's heroes.
- Initially, Hans Zimmer was supposed to compose the music for the film. This ultimately proved impossible due to time constraints.
- The recording of the film's soundtrack utilized collector's guitars previously owned by Sting, Keith Richards, and members of the band "Led Zeppelin".
- Irreparable damage was inflicted on the flora and fauna of Crimea during the filming of the tank battle on the territory of the Kazantip Nature Reserve.
- The first draft of the script was written by Eduard Volodarsky. It did not entirely satisfy the director, who then commissioned science fiction writers Marina and Sergey Dyachenko to rewrite it.
- Technical fabric – a thin material laminated with polyethylene – was used for the costumes of the extras in the imperial city. It refracts light, creating an interesting effect on camera. The difficulty lies in the fact that it is not easy to be in such costumes, especially during filming in hot Crimea.
- At the 30th minute of the film, the 'father' says the phrase "erase him from the face of the Earth" (this expression refers to the planet Earth, not 'soil'). The action takes place on the Saraksch plate, while the natives are unaware of the existence of planet Earth.
- The film is based on the novella "Roadside Picnic" by the Strugatsky brothers (1969).
- The computer model of the city in "Roadside Picnic" contains 13,500 unique buildings.
- In the 30th minute of the film, the 'father' says the phrase "erase him from the face of the Earth" (this expression refers to the planet Earth, not 'soil'). The action takes place on the Sarax planet, and the natives are unaware of the existence of Earth.
- The filming period for the movie lasted 222 days. During this time, enough material was shot for two feature-length films.
- At the main filming locations in Moscow and Crimea, 300 set complexes were constructed to meticulously recreate the material world of the distant future on the planet Saraksh—ranging from a spaceship and a white submarine to urban alien landscapes of the 22nd century, an abandoned industrial zone, and a phantasmagoric city of mutant outcasts.
- Approximately 3,000 costumes were designed and sewn for the film (the artists developed 10 different outfits for the main character alone). Some costumes were hand-embroidered with Swarovski crystals; the company also produced an exclusive line of two hundred pieces of jewelry specifically for the film. Additionally, around 400 pairs of shoes and 50 exclusive handbag models were created.
- It was initially intended that Hans Zimmer would compose the music for the film. Subsequently, this proved impossible due to scheduling constraints.
- Collectible guitars previously owned by Sting, Keith Richards, and the soloists of Led Zeppelin were used during the recording of the film's soundtrack.
- The first draft of the screenplay was written by Eduard Volodarsky. The director was not entirely satisfied with it and commissioned sci-fi writers Marina and Sergey Dyachenko to rewrite the script.
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