In 2006, Alexey Balabanov wrote the script for the future film "Cargo 200". Actors to find the main roles was not easy. The director received many rejections. This is not surprising. Not a single film by Balabanov caused such a number of angry reviews as the thriller “Cargo 200” that was released in 2007. Actors and roles are presented in the article.
The plot of this film tells about the cruel mores that prevailed at the end of the Soviet era, and is based, according to the statement of its creators, on real events. However, critics point to some storylines that the screenwriter allegedly borrowed from the work of "Sanctuary" by W. Faulkner.
Agnia Kuznetsova
In a small town, the daughter of the secretary of the district party committee goes to a disco, and then disappears. During the investigation, no witnesses could be found. The terrible fate of the heroine of the picture Balabanov known to everyone who watched the film ...
Agnia Kuznetsova performed the main female role in the film "Cargo 200". Actors Mironov and Makovetsky were supposed to play in the picture. At least the director hoped for it. Perhaps that is why the young actress agreed to the role of Angelica. However, venerable artists, having studied the script, flatly refused.
Kuznetsova after the release of the picture became famous. How did her participation in the filming of the film “Cargo 200” influence her career? Roles are often fatally affected by actors. And this is not about superstition. After a successfully played role, the actor is assigned a certain image, which is not easy to get rid of. A similar fate passed Agnia. In her filmography today more than forty works. Among them are roles in films in the noir genre and in melodramas.
Alexey Poluyan
The girl is abducted by a maniac, characterized by a very sophisticated passion for cruelty and a sick imagination. Her father or her lover, who at that time served in Afghanistan and had to return from day to day, could come to the aid of the girl. Father turned out to be a very unreliable assistant, and the groom returned in a zinc coffin. Hence the name of the film - "Cargo 200".
Actors, as already mentioned, the director was difficult to choose. Balabanov dreamed that the maniac Zhurov was played by none other than Evgeny Mironov. This actor has a multifaceted talent. There are no movie characters on his track record. Including serial killer ("Serpent Spring"). However, Mironov did not like the scenario of Balabanov. The director had to look for another artist.
Zhurova was played by the less talented, but more accommodating Alexei Poluyan. In 1997, the actor played in the movie Balabanov "Brother". In the movie, Poluyan was by accident. On the street, the director once approached the young man and invited him to take samples. Then Poluyan was approved for the role in the film "Boys". He later became an actor quite in demand, although he played mainly secondary heroes. In 2010, the performer of the role of Zhurov passed away.
Leonid Gromov
The plot of the film "Cargo 200" is filled with terrible events. Actor Sergei Makovetsky, having read it, not only refused to shoot, but also advised the director to refrain from creating such a picture. The role of Artem Balabanov gave Leonid Gromov. Makovetsky, despite his refusal to shoot, voiced Professor Kazakov. However, it is worth saying that this hero is not present in the terrible scenes of violence with which the film is filled. There is reason to believe that Gromov was much easier to cope with his role than Poluyana or Kuznetsova.
Alexey Serebryakov
The actor for the role of Alexei Belov was awarded the "Nick". Hero Serebryakova becomes another victim of Zhurov. Belov is accused of the murder, which the police captain actually committed, and sentenced to death.
Alexei's wife was played by Natalya Akimova. The filmography of this actress contains few roles. She played in such films as “Mirror for the Hero”, “Russian Symphony”, “The Death of the Empire”, “Evening Ringing”.
Alexander Bashirov
Bashirov played an unnamed alcoholic in the film "Cargo 200". The actor agreed to the shooting in the picture of Balabanov immediately. Alexander Bashirov is a popular Russian artist and director. On his account many roles, but not a single positive. Such is his type. One of the most striking film images performed by Bashirov is the Bulgakov Hippo.
Other actors in the film "Cargo 200":
- Yuri Stepanov;
- Mikhail Scriabin;
- Angelica Nevolin;
- Alena Falaleeva;
- Irina Rakshina ;
- Lyudmila Egorova.