Stalingrad is set to become the first Russian-produced movie to be released in IMAX 3D as just announced today by Sony Pictures Releasing International. The romantic drama was shot on location in Russia and was directed by Fedor Bondarchuk.
Sony plans to introduce the film’s trailer during the 2013 CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
“We couldn’t be more proud or excited to be releasing Stalingrad in Russia,” said Rory Bruer, president of Worldwide Distribution for Sony Pictures Releasing. “Fedor Bondarchuk is an extraordinary filmmaker and we look forward to showcasing this film as part of our CinemaCon slate presentation because international acquisitions such as this are an important part of our worldwide distribution strategy.”
“It’s a great pleasure to be working with Sony to bring the dramatic scale of this story to audiences, and we’re thrilled to be the first Russian film ever to be presented at CinemaCon,” said Alexander Rodnyansky. “The Battle of Stalingrad is a wartime event that will never be forgotten. We are setting a passionate romance against this massive siege, which makes it a great story and a great subject for the amazing IMAX format. It’s exciting that we are the first Russian war film to be shot in 3D and to be presented in IMAX 3D.”
The Plot:
The Battle of Stalingrad lasted more than six months through the brutal Russian winter and ended with the German army surrendering on February 2, 1943, turning the tide of WWII. The film, set in 1942, follows a band of Soviet soldiers who take refuge in a house in the German-occupied half of Stalingrad, where they encounter a young Russian woman who has been hiding there. As a romance grows between the woman and one of the soldiers, the Red Army prepares for another devastating Nazi attack. Love, grief, passion and the freedom that only those who face death can experience are balanced against the sweeping devastation of war.
Source: Sony Pictures
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