Wild League

Wild League (2019)

Дикая лига

Varlam decides to leave his home and life as a peasant in order to be with his beloved one. To get some money, he tries himself as a street fighter and is noticed by an Englishman and an avid gambler Parker. The latter gives him a chance to become a professional soccer player in 1909 Russia. Now, Varlam has to not just break all the boundaries but to save his true love.

Date of release
2019-10-24
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Andrey Bogatyrev, Art Camacho

Casting

Interesting facts

Wild League is a 2019 Russian historical sports drama film directed by Andrey Bogatyrev and Art Camacho. It is based on real events of the beginning of 20th century and the appearance of football in the Russian Empire. The brave barge hauler Varlam is being trained at an English football club and, together with the merchant-patriot Balashov, is creating the first national team in Russia, co-directed by Andrey Bogatyrev and Art Camacho.

Production

The original screenplay was written by Roman Vladykin. The idea to make a film about the origin of football in Russia came to him in 2015. When Vladykin finished the script, he sent him to a contest at the Cinema Foundation of Russia, where he eventually won. After a while, the production company "New Time" bought out this scenario.

They started shooting the film at the end of 2016.

The picture was shot in Moscow Oblast, the village of Gorki Leninskiye, the city of Yaroslavl, the city of Kostroma and territory of the Krasnodar Krai.

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