Mirror Wars: Reflection One

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Mirror Wars: Reflection One
Theatrical film poster
Directed byVasili Chiginsky
Written by
  • Oleg Kapanets
  • Alex Kustanovich
  • Nicholas Waller
Produced byOleg Kapanets
Starring
Cinematography
  • Sergey Koslov
  • Slava Gurchin
Edited byEd Marx
Music by
  • Alexei Belov
  • David Robbins
Production
companies
  • Kontsern "Kovsag"
  • Kremlin Films
Distributed bySeven Arts Pictures
Release date
  • 1 October 2005 (2005-10-01)
Running time
110 min.
CountryRussia
LanguageEnglish

Mirror Wars: Reflection One (

crime action film directed by Vasili Chiginsky, based on a screenplay by Oleg Kapanets, Alex Kustanovich and Nicholas Waller. The film stars both Russian actors Alexander Efimov and Ksenia Alfyorova, along with other international stars: Malcolm McDowell, Armand Assante and Rutger Hauer, as an effort to court an international audience. The enigmatic title refers to the continuation of a mystery revolving around a top-secret Russian fighter aircraft.[1]

Plot

fifth-generation jet fighter, the Sukhoi Su-XX, nicknamed Sabretooth, flown by test pilot Alexei Kedrov (Alexander Efimov), from a remote Russian airbase. Recently suspected of being a traitor due to his love affair with American ecologist Catherine Foley (Ksenia Alfyorova), Alexei is patriotic and is unaware that Catherine is not who she claims and is working with London-based arms dealer Dick Murdoch (Malcolm McDowell). A mystery man (Rutger Hauer
) also appears to control the effort to steal the Sabretooth.

Murdoch and his new partner Aziza (Olga Yakovieva), want to steal the Russian jet and employing numerous mercenaries and clandestine agents, puts the entire flight test unit in jeopardy. Worried about his family, pilot Boris Korin (

FSB
, but also agents from the CIA and British special services.

When Air Force One on the way to Moscow, is threatened, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle escorts try to shoot down Sabretooth but Alexei uses the extraordinary capability of his top-secret aircraft to outfly the American attack and bring his aircraft home safely.

Murdoch, however, with help from the mystery man behind the efforts to steal Sabretooth, is still at large.

Cast

Production

Principal photography for Mirror Wars: Reflection One took place in Russia, with location shooting in Moscow and Crimea. Other photography took place in Los Angeles and London. Filming also involved several locations with military personnel, equipment and facilities provided.

The role of Sabretooth in Mirror Wars: Reflection One was played by the sole two-seat Sukhoi Su-35UB fighter as it can be seen in the real life scenes of the movie.[Note 1] A 3D modeler for the movie said a Sukhoi Su-30MKI was used as a base fighter for the Sabretooth.[5] Although the fighter demonstrator was one of the "stars", the film combines aerial closeups of jet fighters in close formation flying. Special effects include the use of pyrotechnical explosions, live-action closeup satellite imagery, and views from inside the flying jets, as well as extensive use of scale and CGI models.

The setting of the

MAKS Air Show in Moscow includes footage of contemporary Russian military aircraft and an ancient Polikarpov I-153. Other aircraft seen in Mirror Wars: Reflection One include Mil Mi-24 and Mil Mi-17 helicopters along with Sukhoi Su-25, Sukhoi Su-35 and Ilyushin Il-78
aircraft.

Reception

Although a Russian production, Mirror Wars: Reflection One featured English dialogue with Russian actors either speaking in English or being dubbed. Reputedly costing $10,000,000, the film was not critically received and did not do well at the box office, rating only in 50th place in Russia in 2005.[6]

After a short theatrical run, Mirror Wars: Reflection One was released as a DVD for home media by Anchor Bay Entertainment.[6]

References

Notes

  1. ^ The Su-35UB two-seat prototype was powered by two modified AL-31FPs with thrust-vectoring nozzles, making its first flight on 7 August 2000, later becoming an avionics testbed.[4]

Citations

  1. ^ "Зеркальные войны: Отражение первое (2005) En: Mirror Wars 2005". bobfilm.net. Retrieved: 10 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Mikhail Gorevoy - Filmography." kino-teatr.ru. Retrieved: 10 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Ivars Kalnins (Ivars Kalniņš) - Biography." kino-teatr.ru. Retrieved: 10 June 2017.
  4. ^ Gordon 2007, pp. 172–173.
  5. ^ "Precise 3D Modeling". precise3dmodeling.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  6. ^ a b Decker, Nathan. "Review: 'Mirror Wars: Reflection One' (2005)." Million Monkey Theater: B Movie reviews. March 2011. Retrieved: 10 June 2017.

Bibliography

  • Gordon, Yefim. Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker: Air Superiority Fighter. London, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2007.
    ISBN 1-84037-029-7
    .

External links
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