Land of Legends

Land of Legends
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnton Megerdichev
Written by
Based onHeart of Parma (ru)
by Alexei Ivanov
Produced by
  • Darya Lavrova
  • Vlad Riashyn
  • Igor Tolstunov
  • Anton Zlatopolsky
  • Filipp Brusnikin
Starring
CinematographySergey Astakhov
Music byIgor Vdovin
Production
companies
Distributed byCentral Partnership
Release date
  • October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06) (Russia)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget₽714.3 million
Box office₽934 million[1]

Land of Legends (Russian: Сердце Пармы, lit. 'Heart of Parma') is a 2022 Russian epic historical fantasy film directed by Anton Megerdichev. It is an adaptation of the historical novel Heart of Parma (ru) written by Alexei Ivanov and published in 2003.[2] The book is based on the events of the 15th century and talks about the conquest of Great Perm by Moscow. The film stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Yevgeny Mironov, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Elena Erbakova, Sergei Puskepalis, and Aleksey Rozin joining the cast.

Principal photography began in August 2019 and ended in February 2020,[2] the film was shot on the territory of the Perm Krai, and the Moscow Oblast were selected. Unique scenery were built on the banks of the Usva and Kosva rivers: wooden and stone cities, fortresses, stilt houses.[3][4][5]

It was released in wide release on October 6, 2022, by Central Partnership.

  1. ^ Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA)
  2. ^ a b ""Сердце Пармы": Как Кузнецов, Бондарчук и Миронов снимались в экранизации романа Алексея Иванова" [Land of Legends, also known as Heart of Parma: How Kuznetsov, Bondarchuk, and Mironov starred in the film adaptation of the novel by Alexei Ivanov]. KinoReporter (in Russian). Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "На съемках фильма "Сердце Пармы" незаконно вырубили лес парка "Пермский"" [On the set of the film Heart of Parma the forest of the park "Permsky" was illegally cut down]. IZ.RU (in Russian). July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Режиссер Антон Мегердичев приступил к съёмкам "Сердца Пармы" в Пермском крае" [Director Anton Megerdichev started filming Heart of Parma in the Perm Krai]. Pravda.Ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-12-08.
  5. ^ "Антон Мегердичев приступил к съёмкам "Сердца Пармы"" [Anton Megerdichev started filming Heart of Parma]. kinobusiness.com (in Russian).