This drama series, released by Star Media, was a revelation about one of the sides of that terrible war. After all, we are all accustomed to believing that in the main, men fought in defense of their country. Women, of course, also did not sit idly by, but were most often nurses. And few people are aware that the merits of women pilots were so outstanding at that difficult time that representatives of the enemy army were really afraid of them.
The film "Night Swallows", whose actors are well known to the audience, clearly showed how fragile girls lived and fought at the age of 18-20.
Doesn't war have a female face?
At the very beginning, it must be said that the main advantage of this film is that it is quite truthful and interesting. Yes, watching it is very difficult, there are too many tragedies, even tears sometimes flow in a stream. And this once again proves how accurately each character was written out in the script and how great the actors played.
The theme of war and women during the war has been raised many times in both domestic and foreign cinema. A lot of books have been written about women pilots, even the film was shot in the sky “Night Witches”. The series "Night Swallows" (actors and photos of them in approved roles are of interest to the audience) has become another look on this topic.
I must say that for many people, especially those few who know firsthand what war is, this topic is very difficult, painful. Therefore, for all screenwriters, directors and actors, it should forever become a taboo to show unreal events and unreal people.
Everything must be very sincere
The authors of this picture did it right, without violating the main rule: do not take lightly.
The story in question in the film "Night Swallows" (the actors will be mentioned a little later), based on real events. The 46th Guards Regiment of night bombers went a glorious battle path, and indeed women served exclusively in it.
By the way, most of them did not celebrate their 30th birthday, there were few even 25-year-olds. The bulk of the girls were desperately young. It’s even scary to imagine how these young creatures flew at night on the simplest, most often wooden planes and bombed enemy targets. And all this was reflected in the picture.
It is safe to say that this film is important, necessary, good and interesting. Necessary because it shows the truth about a terrible war. Important because films showing war from this angle are still rare.
It was shot very interestingly, even critics can be impressed by field shooting and flights on real airplanes. And this film is good because it meets the requirements of a large number of viewers of different categories.
Story line
The main heroines of the series are two loyal friends - Zhenya Zvonareva (the role of Tatyana Arntgolts) and Galya Shevchenko (the role of Elizabeth Nilova). They are very honest, brave girls and are ready to give their lives for their country. Both serve in a bomber regiment.
Just like the rest of the girls, two friends learned to do real miracles in the air. These night swallows know how to get close to the enemy’s object and go unnoticed. Actors and their roles in the film were selected taking into account some coincidence of characters and behavior. And everything turned out perfectly. Each was in his place, embodying his character with special sincerity.
It should be noted that the Germans called these girls night witches, so carefully they could fly up, destroy the object and just as quietly disappear in the starry sky. And very often they flew up to the target with the engine turned off.
The female regiment was elusive and very dangerous for the enemy. For one night alone, the plane of friends could make several sorties. And the next morning they received either rewards or reprimands, depending on the situation.
Our favorite actors
It has already become clear what kind of movie "Night Swallows" is. Actors who went to his set are familiar to many viewers with their previous works. Let's talk about the main characters.
Evgeny Zvonarev was played by Tatyana Arntgolts. This actress has been filming for a long time, behind her many interesting roles. What are only Vera in “Obsession”, Catherine in “Furtseva”, Vera in “Still I Love”, Katya in “Last Weekend”, Olga in “Cavaliers of“ Starfish ”, Sandra Seymour in“ Marriage by will "...
She is removed for a long time and a lot. And each of her characters is a small miracle. The actress is perfectly able to play both a simple girl and a socialite.
Galina Shevchenko was played by Elizabeth Nilova. Her viewers can know from the film "The Chronicle of Heinous Times", where the actress had a small, but significant role. People often ask if she is a relative of that Nilov. Yes, yes, she is their granddaughter and daughter. The granddaughter of Gennady Nilov, a serious Sandukov from Three Plus Two, and the daughter of Alexei Nilov, who played for many years in a row as a policeman.
So far, she does not have a lot of film works. And most of them are secondary and episodic. It was in the film "Night Swallows", whose actors were recognized as very talented, she was lucky to get the main role. But in the theater, she plays a lot, making her debut as a stepdaughter in a tale of twelve months.
Denis Nikifrov played Alexander Makeev. This actor is known from the recent series "Youth". Once he wanted to become a chef, but ... became an actor. Despite the fact that he first starred back in 1992, a breakthrough was a film that came out 13 years later. It was after the “Shadow Boxing” that Nikiforov was noticed and remembered. His last works were filming in "Son for the father", "Tiger Trail" and "22 minutes".
The role of Ivan Pivnya went to Mikhail Yevlanov, the star of the military films "9 Companies " and "Yalta-45." But the actor starred in action-packed action films, and even in fantasy and science fiction. Today, Evlanov’s creative biography contains more than 70 paintings, among which the sensational “Sherlock Holmes” several years ago. He also starred in the action-packed action movie Quest, in which the participants in the experiment were forced to survive in extreme conditions. He was also a negative hero in the detective "Man Without a Past."
Yevgeny Ganelin starred as Anatoly Palenko, Igor Savochkin as Pyotr Faddeevich Solovyov, Maria Pirogova was approved for the role of Ulyana Solnyshko, and Olesya Fattakhova for the role of Zina Lipko, Valery Afanasyev was played by Nenarokova, Victor Khorinyak - Nikolai Shevchenko.
How it all started
In October 41, Stalin signed a secret order on the formation of women's aviation regiments. This has never happened before. The 46th Taman Regiment, which is described in this series, went through a very long and difficult battle path. On the night Po-2 bombers, brave female pilots constantly inflicted crushing blows on enemies. They destroyed defenses and crossings, destroyed the enemy and equipment. On the account of this regiment about 24,000 sorties. There were only 25 women in it - Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia.
The actors of the film "Night Swallows" managed to show the courage of these girls who loved their country so much.