Game2: Winter

Game2: Winter
RussianГаме2Винтер
GenreReality
Created byYevgeny Pyatkovsky
Developed byNatalia Sharonova
StarringOksana Shiganova
Irina Agisheva
Natalya Korneva
Theme music composerStanislav Koksharov
Opening theme"Main Theme"
ComposerStanislav Koksharov
Country of originRussia
Original languagesRussian, English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish and Arabic[1]
Production
Executive producerYevgeny Pyatkovsky
ProducersNikolay Ginzburg
Natalia Sharonova
Maria Kazantseva
Production locationsOb River region, Western Siberia, Russia[2]
Camera setup2000 fixed cameras
Running time24/7[3]
Original release
ReleaseCancelled (Cancelled)
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Game2: Winter (Russian: Гейм2Уинтер) was a social experiment and media stunt promoted as a Russian survival reality television program produced by Novosibirsk entrepreneur Yevgeny Pyatkovsky that was set to premiere in July 2017.[4] The show caught the attention of the press when the show stated that its rules would allow crimes such as rape and murder which sparked outrage online.[5][6][7] The show has been compared to a "real-life Hunger Games".[2][8]

The project was revealed to be a social experiment[9] used for marketing research purposes on 31 May 2017.[10]

  1. ^ "O нас". Game2:Winter (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  2. ^ a b "'Real Hunger Games' gears up for TV launch from bear-infested island in Siberia". The Siberian Times. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  3. ^ Taylor, Adam (2016-12-16). "A new Siberian reality show says murder and rape are acceptable". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  4. ^ Lee, Benjamin (2016-12-15). "Russian reality TV show Game2: Winter to 'allow' rape and murder in Siberia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  5. ^ "Правила Game2: Winter". Game2:Winter (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  6. ^ Bulman, May (2016-12-16). "A 'Hunger Games' style Russian reality show will allow 'murder, rape, anything'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  7. ^ Stewart, Will (2016-12-16). "Sick rules for new Russian reality TV show". News.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  8. ^ "Russia does the Hunger Games for real in Siberia but no guns are allowed". BBC News. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  9. ^ "Реалити-шоу по мотивам "Голодных игр", в котором должен был принять участие воронежец, оказалось фейком". bloknot-voronezh.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  10. ^ "Anger as controversial Siberian 'Hunger Games' creator claims his idea was a 'fake'". siberiantimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-06.