Betrayal hurts the heart very much, but betrayal of the closest and dearest people is a hundred times more painful. The director Vyacheslav Nikiforov created the series “Healer”, the actors of this project did an excellent job. The story of Konstantin Razin immediately liked the audience. Due to the betrayal of relatives by Kostya, his whole life went head over heels. The creators of the film successfully embodied their plans on the screens, as a result, an exciting crime series “The Witch Doctor” turned out, the actors and roles forced the viewers to freeze from the anticipation of watching each next series, they appeared on the screens as many as sixteen.
The series "Witch Doctor": description
The young resuscitator with good prospects, Konstantin Razin, lived like millions of other people. At work, everything is in order, the house is met by a faithful beautiful wife, in the house is prosperity, a cottage in the country. But all this idyll evaporated after an unfortunate trip to a summer cottage.
A neighbor in a suburban area was killed and robbed at night. Razin was charged with murder, which he did not commit. The wife did not confirm his alibi, Kostya falls into the “Crosses”.
The cellmates helped him figure out who framed him, and this was another blow. The wife and brother tweaked the whole story and became real executors of the crime for which the Healer (as Razin was nicknamed in the pre-trial detention center) went to the zone. The guy had to endure a lot, but the strength of spirit and the skills of the doctor helped him to find friends in prison and make an escape. A huge desire to take revenge did not give rest to a recently successful doctor and a happy husband, who suddenly became a criminal.
"Healer": actors and roles
The work of the operators is at the highest level! All other participants in the project also contributed, thanks to which the series "Sorcerer" was rewarded with such success , the actors were selected professionally, both in the first plan and in the second:
- Armands Neilands-Jaunzems - Konstantin Razin ("Healer" before the operation);
- Yuri Baturin - Denis Seltsov ("Healer" after plastic surgery);
- Alexandra Florinsky - Lina (wife of Kostya Razin);
- Vyacheslav Kulakov - brother of the “Healer”, Lina’s lover;
- Evgeny Leontiev - Bahwa (authority in the criminal world);
- Marie Burenkova - Nastya (daughter of the Old Believers);
- Lyudmila Zaitseva - mother Melanya.
Konstantin Razin (Armands Neilands-Jaunzems)
In the crime drama "The Witch Doctor", the actors played the first episodes together with Armands Neilands-Jaunzems, who played the main character - the Witch Doctor before the operation to change the appearance.
This talented actor is from Riga. He decided to enter the theater world, having received a diploma from the Shchukin Theater School. Unfortunately, Armands died in 2010 tragically.
Denis Seltsov (Yuri Baturin)
After the departure of the first leading actor in the series "Witch Doctor", the actors accepted Yuri Baturin into their collective. Yuri played Kostya Razin in a new guise and with a new name - Denis Seltsov.
The garter in the eye did not spoil the actor, he presented the audience of his hero as intelligent, educated and charming. At the same time, Seltsov did not show weakness and uncertainty; he was well aware of the terrible world he had plunged into. When Baturin was offered to play in this series, he agreed without delay, got used to the role so that it was impossible to understand that he was playing some other person. Looking at the scenes from the film with his participation, it seems that Yuri plays himself.
"Witch Doctor" (TV series): supporting actors
Among the supporting actors, I would like to highlight Yevgeny Leontiev, who played the role of the criminal authority of Bahwa. Leontiev very credibly displayed on the screen a criminal with experience. Eugene from Klaipeda, lived an interesting life, playing in the theater and acting in films. In 2010, Leontiev died in Minsk.
Bones' wife - Lina - was played by Alexandra Florinsky. Sasha was born into an acting family, her grandfather was directed by Lev Tsutsulkovsky, and her grandmother was actress Elena Florinsky. Alexandra is very beautiful. After graduating from the Theater Academy, she worked as a model, in 1997 she was awarded the title of Vice Miss of Russia. In addition, the actress managed to be the face of the company that produces cosmetics "Northern Lights". She played in the Roman Viktyuk Theater.
Vyacheslav Kulakov, who framed his brother, having killed a neighbor in the country, he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater, in addition to the acting profession, he plays sports. He has two black belts in Mokuroku and Aikido.
Actors of the film "Witch Doctor" were happy to work with such a famous actress as Lyudmila Zaitseva. She played mother Melania, an old believer who knew herbs and could treat people. The heroine Zaitseva is devoted to her faith and family, for her and her husband above all the covenants of their ancestors. But when a person’s life is at stake, they cannot refuse help, no matter what religion they have. In 1989, Lyudmila Vasilievna was awarded the title "People's Artist of the RSFSR".
Interesting facts about the series
For all the time while the series "The Witch Doctor" was shot, there were plenty of scenes that were difficult for actors. Explosions, falls, shooting underwater, terrible and dangerous dungeons - in all of the above scenes, the actors were shot without understudies. As participants in the project recall, everyone got bruises and bruises.
Yuri Baturin, whose height is almost two meters, specially learned to fight on Arab daggers.
Armands Neilands-Jaunzems also received a full while filming stories about escape from prison. The actor had a hard time in the midst of harsh nature - they would either throw him into the swamp, buy them in the mud, or give the horse a restless one ...
All the efforts of the film crew were fully rewarded with the recognition of the audience, the series turned out to be wonderful with all the attributes of an adventure action movie.