Crimea. The Way Home

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Crimea. The Way Home
GenrePseudo-documentary
Created byAndrey Kondrashov
Directed bySergey Kraus
Starring
  • Andreii Kondrashov
  • Vladimir Putin
  • Sergey Shoygu
  • Sergey Aksyonov
  • Natalia Poklonskaya
  • Dmitrii Tkachiov
  • Andreii Makarenko
Country of originRussia
Original languageRussian
No. of episodes1
Production
Running time144 minutes
Production companyVGTRK
Original release
ReleaseMarch 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)

Crimea. The Way Home (

Rossiya 1 and on YouTube
on March 15, 2015.

Synopsis

The film features an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin disclosing various aspects of Crimean crisis. Putin, in particular, revealed that he had taken personal charge of Crimean annexation and that in case of "unfavorable scenario on the peninsula" Russia could have placed its nuclear weapons on combat readiness.[1]

In the documentary Putin tells he informed Russian top security officials of his intent to annex Crimea on 24 February 2014.

Ukrainian nationalists."[2]

Production

The film was produced over the course of eight months in Sevastopol, Simferopol, Kerch, Yalta and other Crimean localities.[3] Aside from Putin's interview, other interviews with participants and witnesses of Crimean crisis were recorded.[3] A total of 398 hours were shot, of which roughly 2.5 hours were chosen for the film.

Reception

Before the film's release the Prime Minister of Ukraine

Victor Shenderovich
.

Awards and nominations

On 25 July 2015, the film was a nominee in the category "TV Event of the Season" at Russia's 19th annual TEFI awards, and won a special jury prize "For the comprehension of contemporary history".[7][8] On 25 August 2015, it received the Grand Prix of the 16th International TV & Cinema Forum "Together" in Yalta.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ ""Путь на Родину" - Путин раскрыл подробности воссоединения Крыма с РФ" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ^
    Radio Free Europe
    (February 26, 2019)
  3. ^
    Rossiya 1. Archived from the original
    on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. Ukraine Today
    . 11 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ^
    Vesti.ru
    . 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Фильм "Крым. Путь на Родину". Мировая реакция на картину Кондрашова" (in Russian). 24smi.org. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. ^ Catherine A. Fitzpatrick (July 2015). "Comedian Zhvanetsky Cut from Television Awards Broadcast". Interpretermag.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. ^ "The President and Crimea. The Way Home at TEFI 2015". VGTRK. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Протокол итогового заседания жюри конкурса "Телевизионные программы и фильмы" XVI международного телекинофорума "Вместе"" (in Russian). itcf.ru. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  10. ^ "The Film "Crimea. The way Home" entered the top 10 most popular YouTube videos". NewsAboutRussia.net. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.[permanent dead link]