The directors of the series “Foundlings”, in which the actors played real doctors, were Anatoly Grigoryev and Vladimir Melnichenko. The series affects the most important thing in our life, namely, children. This series is not about happiness, but about the struggle for children's lives. The main characters are fighting not only for their life in the hospital, but also their happiness. After all, these are not just children, but those who were abandoned by their own parents. The main roles in the series were played by Konstantin Samoukov, Valeria Shkirando, Ekaterina Reshetnikova and others.
Filming
In the hospital, where the main activities of the “Foundlings” series are unfolding, there is a special program to support the life of abandoned babies. The Window of Life gives hope to the babies they find on the street. There they were left to their mother immediately after birth, left to their own devices.
Knowing about the work of highly qualified specialists, caring people carry the children found to the hospital. They hope that the child can be saved, provide him with timely help and in the future arrange him in a good family.
The series “Foundlings” (2016) was shot in a real clinic and the walls of the municipal building were used instead of scenery. The actors worked with babies who were under six months old, and real doctors were also involved.
Plot
The plot of the series “Foundlings” immerses its viewer in the work of the state hospital, where the main character Vera Sokolova, represented by the head of the department, is fighting for the life of her little patients. She is talking to women who have abandoned their child. So she awakens in them a sleeping maternal instinct.
Most often, it also happened that babies accidentally found fell into the Window of Life. They could be found under the door or in the train carriage. Absolutely everyone carried them to the “Window of Life”, so that the children survive after such a test.
Some people who found a child became so attached to the baby that they tried to adopt him. This procedure is complicated, so not everyone managed to become a foster parent, contrary to much desire. Nevertheless, they fight for their happiness to become parents, even if not for their child.
The series “Foundlings” (2016) tells the audience life stories, where one act can change fate. To change the life of not only the woman that gave birth to undesirable and unplanned, but also the life of the child himself, whom his mother refused. Which of them will be happy?
Actors
Actors starring in the TV series “Foundlings” received special training for working with children. They learned from their own experience how to be a doctor or husband of a spouse, a woman who is always lost at work, which is responsible for small lives and their future fate. The series is famous for its sincere and life-like characters that resonate with the viewer.
Konstantin Samoukov
Character - Andrei Rudin, the main character, husband of one of the main characters of Vera Vasilievna. The work of his wife bothers the man a little, as the lover gives herself without a trace and is very worried about the children. But, despite this, he is sincerely proud of her desire to help relatives and supports in everything. After all, he also wants to become the father of his child. Andrei understands that working with children is like his wife and at the same time hurts her, because they themselves can not become parents. This fact constantly causes a conflict between lovers and a storm of emotions and feelings in the viewer, a fan of the couple.
Konstantin Samoukov - actor of the series “Foundlings”, was born on January 10, 1983 in Moscow. He did not set himself the goal of becoming an actor, and after school he entered the MAI Institute. But after Konstantin Samoukov graduated from the university, he still could not find a profession for everyone, a place in life. After much throwing and doubt, Konstantin decided to enter the VGIK. After graduating from a theater university, he immediately began acting in films.
The young actor is known to Russian viewers for films such as "Christmas Trees" and "August. Eighth. " At the moment, the filmography of the actor of the series “Foundlings” has more than two dozen paintings. To a greater extent, Konstantin gets the main roles.
Ekaterina Reshetnikova
Character - Vera Sokolova, the main character of the picture, is the head of the department and just a good person. Struggling for the life of little children and trying to put the true negligent mothers on the path, she herself deep down wants to know the happiness of motherhood. She sincerely pains to watch women abandon children. Unfortunately, they cannot get a child and create a full-fledged family with her husband Andrei. Tormented by personal misfortune and what you have to see at work, she wants only one thing - to be happy with her lover. And she manages to achieve this after a series of unsuccessful attempts. After so much time, she finally finds out that she will be a mother.
Actress Ekaterina Reshetnikova, “Foundlings” for which became another step to the top of the acting Olympus, was born on July 23, 1976 in Leningrad. When she turned 21, she graduated from the Shchukin School, and a year after graduation she was accepted into the troupe of the Maly Drama Theater.
Popularity and popular love came to the actress after her participation in the filming of the series "Deadly Force." The directors also noticed Catherine and began to invite her to other projects.
Valeria Schirando
Character - Yulia Borisovna Yarvis, holds the position of neonatalogue doctor. Her vocation is to support the life of a newborn baby from the first moments after birth. The doctor clearly understands that it is necessary to separate work and his feelings, but her patients cause a storm of emotions in her. That is why Julia is trying to do everything in the best possible way and make the baby’s life easier and safer. Every day, more and more children have arrived at the “Window of Life”, and everyone needs professional help and treatment.
Actress of the series “Foundlings” Valeria Schirando was born on November 21, 1988. The girl has a very unusual last name, which is read correctly with emphasis on the first syllable. The mother of the actress gave her daughter the name of Valery, because in her life there was a man with the name she admired. Perhaps this message of ideas decided the fate of the girl. Lera herself greatly simplifies the secret of the name, believing that her parents named her only so that her name sounds good with the name of her sister Lisa.
Since childhood, Valeria was a very mobile and active child, she was actively involved in acting and singing, creativity was easy for her and brought a lot of pleasure. In her youth, she even assembled her own rock band. At the end of grade 10, the future actress decided to enter GITIS and did so. Thus, she left the school bench in absentia.
The first time Valeria hit the screen, starring in one of the seasons of the popular series “Streets of Broken Lights”. In addition, she took part in the film “Pregnancy Test”.
Alexander Mokhov
Character - Ivan Ivanovich Trofimov, a successful businessman who sponsors the hospital, where all the passions unfold. It seems that he sees only benefits in the hospital, but few people know about his real life. Yes, sometimes the main characters can see exactly how he relates to the department, and in particular to his small patients. His life is a big sad story that someday he will definitely tell.
The actor of the series “Foundlings” Alexander Mokhov, who played this role, was born on June 22, 1963 in the Volgograd region. Parents worked on a canal construction site. Alexander spent all his childhood in the Amur region, where he graduated from high school. He often visited the village, even though his parents lived in the city. There he learned to work with his hands. 15-year-old Alexander quickly left his parental home and went to enter the theater school. After graduating from the Irkutsk Theater School, he went to pay his debt to his homeland. After the service, he decided that he could now conquer the capital of his immense homeland, and entered GITIS. He entered the third year at once thanks to his talent and perseverance.
After graduation, he did not leave its walls, having come to the service of the theater to his teacher. In the same year, he took place as an actor, starring in the film "Travel of Monsieur Perrishon." Alexander received the title of Honored Artist of Russia.
Valery Legin
Character - Sema.
Actor Valery Legin was born on April 1, 1954 in Ukraine. Throughout his childhood and youth, he diligently tried to make his life better and sought to rise to the top of acting. So, already in 1976 he entered the Kiev Institute of Theater and Television. From the very beginning of his studies, he was a member of the troupe of the Mogilev Drama Theater. In 1994, he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine.
TV series reviews
The series “Foundlings” instantly attracted a lot of attention from the female half of the audience. After all, the picture tells about the children, and women cannot look without tears at the misfortunes of the baby. Absolutely all viewers, regardless of gender, sincerely rejoice if everything is fine with the little hero.
The series was well received not only in Russia but also abroad. Critics speak well of the picture, write positive reviews about the series “Foundlings” and promise him great success.