The Factory (2018 film)

The Factory
Directed by	Yuri Bykov
Written by	Yuri Bykov
Produced by	Yuri Bykov Charles-Evrard Tchekhoff Eduard Iloyan
Starring	Denis Shvedov Andrey Smolyakov Vladislav Abashin Ivan Yankovsky Aleksandr Bukharov
Cinematography	Vladimir Ushakov
Edited by	Anna Krutiy
Music by	Aleksey Zubarev
Production companies	KinoVista Forever Films Media Yellow, Black and White
Distributed by	Central Partnership
Release date	September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time	109 min.
Countries	Russia France[1]
Language	Russian

The Factory (Russian: Завод, romanized: Zavod) is a 2018 Russian crime thriller film directed and written by Yuri Bykov.^[2][3][4] It stars Denis Shvedov and Andrey Smolyakov.^[5][6] It screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.^[7]

Synopsis

The owner of the Kalugin's factory informed the workers that he will be obliged to close it soon as it is not profitable. The boss, a local oligarch called Kalugin was kidnapped from his car by masked and armed persons who demanded for him a big ransom. The money is taken to the workers by the head of the oligarch personal security team. His heavily armed mercenaries arrive at night at the factory where the boss is being held hostage.

Those who barricaded themselves in the workshop are local workers led by a former Special Forces soldier, nicknamed Sedoi. Six months without a salary and the impending bankruptcy of the plant push them to a desperate step.

To pull out their boss, nothing will stop the mercenaries. But unlike them, hard workers have nothing more to lose.

Cast

• Denis Shvedov as Sedoi
• Andrey Smolyakov as Konstantin Kalugin
• Vladislav Abashin as Tuman
• Ivan Yankovsky as Vladimir
• Aleksandr Bukharov as Terekhov
• Dmitri Kulichkov as Ryaboi^[8]
• Kirill Polukhin as Andreich
• Yury Tarasov as Vesyolyiy
• Aleksey Komashko as Sedmoy
• Aleksey Faddeev as Ponomar
• Sergey Sosnovsky as Kazak
• Vladislav Kotlyarsky as prosecutor

Production

The filming began in October 2017.^[9] The shooting took place at a real factory of reinforced concrete structures in the Sokolniki district (Moscow), the work of the plant was not stopped during the shooting.^[10]

Reception

The film received average ratings from film critics.^[11][12]

According to Andrei Konchalovsky, Bykov everything goes into the plot, instead of doing the main thing, the meaning of life.^[13]

References

1. Dimitri Eipides (2018). "The Factory (programme note)". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
2. Главные российские премьеры 2018 года
3. Твердовского и Быкова получили европейскую поддержку
4. Четыре российских кинопроекта получили поддержку фонда «Евримаж»
5. В новом фильме Юрия Быкова «Завoд» рабочие возьмут в заложники олигарха
6. Завод (2017)
7. "TIFF Adds More High-Profile Titles, Including Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s,' 'Boy Erased,' 'Hold the Dark,' and Many More". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
8. The Factory (2018) Full Cast / Crew
9. Юрий Быков начал съемки фильма «Завод»
10. "Продюсеры фильма «Завoд» считают, что картина заинтересует не только россиян, но и зарубежного зрителя". www.proficinema.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-24.
11. "Рецензия: «Завoд». Бейся там, где стоишь *****". intermedia.ru. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
12. Кагарлицкий, Борис (2019-03-09). "«Завoд» Юрия Быкова: нуар на производстве". Рабкор.ру (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-24.
13. Андрей Фефелов (2020-12-03). "Кончаловский и Фефелов о фильме «Дорогие товарищи»". День ТВ. Archived from the original on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2020-12-10.

External links

• Official website
• The Factory at IMDb
• «Прямолинейно»: Иностранная пресса о «Заводе» Быкова