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	\| name = Finist. The First Warrior		\| name = Finist. The First Warrior
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	\| director = ]		\| director = ]
			\| based_on = {{based on\|'']''\|Alexander Afanasyev}}
	\| producer =
	\| ~~writer~~ = {{Plainlist\|		\| producer = {{Plainlist\|
		⚫	* Mikhail Tkachenko
⚫	* ]
			* Sergey Mayevsky
⚫	* ]
			* Eduard Iloyan
⚫	* ]
			* Vitaly Shlyappo (])
⚫	* ]
			* Denis Zhalinsky
			* Aleksey Trotsyuk
			* Anton Zlatopolsky (])
			* Irina Vintovkina
			}}
			\| writer = {{Plainlist\|
		⚫	* Vitaly Shlyappo
		⚫	* Vasily Kutsenko
		⚫	* Anatoly Molchanov
		⚫	* Vyacheslav Zub
	}}		}}
	\| starring = {{Plainlist\|		\| starring = {{Plainlist\|
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	* ]		* ]
	* ]		* ]
	* ]		* Sergey Lavygin (])
	* Kristina Stroiteleva		* Kristina Stroiteleva
			* Fyodor Gamaleya
	* Yuliya Avdeyeva
			* Pavel Priluchny
⚫	* Mikhail ~~Selivanov~~
	* Alyona Baturina
	}}		}}
	\| music =		\| music = George Kallis
	\| cinematography =		\| cinematography = Nikolay Bogachyov
	\| editing =		\| editing =
	\| studio =		\| studio = {{Plainlist\|
			* ]
	\| distributor =
			* ]
⚫	\| runtime =
			* ]
	\| released = {{Film date\|2025\|1\|1\|Russia}}
			* All Media A Start Company
			* ]
			}}
			\| distributor = ] Film Distribution
		⚫	\| runtime = 112 minutes
			\| released = {{Film date\|2024\|12\|24\|]\|2025\|1\|1\|Russia}}
	\| country = Russia		\| country = Russia
	\| language = Russian		\| language = Russian
	\| budget =		\| budget = ]980 million
	\| gross =		\| gross = ₽1.826 billion
	}}		}}

	'''''Finist. The First Warrior''''' is a Russian ] ] directed by ] and produced by ].<ref>~~</ref><ref>~~</ref> It ~~stars~~ ], ] and ].~~ ~~This~~ film ~~was~~ ~~theatrically~~ ~~released~~ on ~~January~~ 1, ~~2025.<ref></ref>~~~~		'''''Finist. The First Warrior''''' ({{langx\|ru\|Финист. Первый богатырь\|lit=''Finist. The First Bogatyr''}}) is a 2024 Russian ] ] directed by ] and produced by ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ntv.ru/novosti/2868313/?ysclid=m5jprtq34u884392410 \|title=Зрители поделились впечатлениями от премьеры фильма «Финист. Первый богатырь» \|language=Russian \|trans-title=Spectators shared their impressions of the premiere of the film ''Finist. The First Bogatyr'' \|last=Rybalchenko \|first=Pavel \|date=December 23, 2024 \|work=] \|accessdate=January 5, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7403220?ysclid=m5jpsmemqs52335816 \|title=Связка сказок \|language=Russian \|trans-title=A Bundle of Fairy Tales \|last=Shagelman \|first=Julia \|date=December 26, 2024 \|work=] \|accessdate=January 5, 2025}}</ref> It is the fourth film in the franchise "The Last Warrior" and a prequel to the 2017's '']'' (''The Last Knight''), as well as a spin-off of the series.

			The plot of the film is based on ], a free continuation of the 1976 film '']''. The film stars ], as well as ], ], ], Sergey Lavygin. Kristina Stroiteleva, Fyodor Gamaleya and others. The central character of the film is ]. The film shows the path of becoming ], a healer and sorceress, forced to hide after the victory of the light forces over the dark ones. Part of the filming took place in ], the process lasted 23 shifts.
⚫	== ~~Plot~~ ==

⚫	The film tells the story of the strongest, most agile and handsome hero of Belogorye named Finist. He must remain strong to continue to inspire admiration among people. And suddenly he sets off on a difficult journey to the East.<ref></ref>
			''Finist. The First Warrior'' premiered at the ] in ] on December 24, 2024. This film was theatrically released on January 1, 2025, by ] Film Distribution.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.afisha.ru/movie/finist-perviy-bogatyr-294067/?ysclid=m5jpqt99s4291852133 \|title=''Финист. Первый богатырьа'' / ''Finist. The First Warrior'', 2025 \|website=www.afisha.ru \|language=Russian}}</ref>

		⚫	== Premise ==
		⚫	The film tells the story of the strongest, most agile and handsome hero of Belogorye named Finist. He must remain strong to continue to inspire admiration among people. And suddenly he sets off on a difficult journey to the East.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.kinoafisha.info/movies/8370796/ \|title=''Финист. Первый богатырь'' / ''Finist. The First Warrior'', 2025 \|website=www.kinoafisha.info \|language=Russian}}</ref>

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	* ] as Finist		* ] as ], the ] is a warrior
	* ] as Baba Yaga		* ] as ]
	* ] as Baba Yaga in ~~youth~~		** ] as Young Baba Yaga, a rejuvenated witch
	* ] as Anarif		* ] as Anarif, a brilliant inventor and alchemist
			* Sergey Lavygin as Melekha, Finist's assistant, his right hand
	* ] as Melyokha
	* Kristina Stroiteleva as Zlata		* Kristina Stroiteleva as Princess Zlata, imprisoned in a tower
			* Fyodor Gamaleya as a ], Anarif's guards
	* Yuliya Avdeyeva
			* Pavel Priluchny as Jamal the talking camel (voice)
	* Mikhail Selivanov
			* Sophia Zayka
	* Alyona Baturina
			* Artem Gaidukov

	== Production ==		== Production ==
			The authors initially planned to spend 980 million ]s on the production of the film. They requested half of this amount from the ].
⚫	~~Filming~~ began in April 2023 in ].<ref>~~</ref>~~

			=== Casting ===
			Finist the Falcon, played by ], was one of the key characters in the films ], ] and ''The Last Warrior: Offspring'' (2024 TV series).

			===Filming===
		⚫	] began in April 2023 in ], Russia and took place in ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://smotrim.ru/article/3323874?ysclid=m5jq6vdasa361420294 \|title=Стартовали съемки сказочного блокбастера "Финист. Первый богатырь" \|language=Russian \|trans-title=Filming of the fairytale blockbuster ''Finist. The First Bogatyr'' has started \|last= \|first= \|date=April 26, 2023 \|work=] \|accessdate=January 6, 2025}}</ref>

			Part of the filming took place in Kazakhstan, the process lasted 23 shifts. Among the filming locations were the Singing Dune, Charyn Canyon (the episode of Finist's flight from the cave), the city of ] and ] (forests and mountains in the city's vicinity), national parks and steppes. One of the blocks was filmed in the scenery of the Nomad fortress, which was built in 2005 for the film '']''.

			==Reception==
			===Box office===
			The film earned more than 1.6 billion ]s at the box office on January 6.

			==See also==
			* ]
			* ]

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Latest revision as of 12:41, 8 January 2025

2024 Russian film

Finist. The First Warrior
Directed by	Dmitry Dyachenko
Written by	Vitaly Shlyappo Vasily Kutsenko Anatoly Molchanov Vyacheslav Zub
Based on	The Feather of Finist the Falcon by Alexander Afanasyev
Produced by	Mikhail Tkachenko Sergey Mayevsky Eduard Iloyan Vitaly Shlyappo (ru) Denis Zhalinsky Aleksey Trotsyuk Anton Zlatopolsky (ru) Irina Vintovkina
Starring	Kirill Zaytsev Elena Yakovleva Yulia Peresild Fyodor Dobronravov Sergey Lavygin (ru) Kristina Stroiteleva Fyodor Gamaleya Pavel Priluchny
Cinematography	Nikolay Bogachyov
Music by	George Kallis
Production companies	Yellow, Black and White Russia-1 START Studio All Media A Start Company Cinema Fund
Distributed by	National Media Group Film Distribution
Release dates	December 24, 2024 (2024-12-24) (Karo 11 October) January 1, 2025 (2025-01-01) (Russia)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Budget	₽980 million
Box office	₽1.826 billion

Finist. The First Warrior (Russian: Финист. Первый богатырь, lit. 'Finist. The First Bogatyr') is a 2024 Russian Slavic fantasy adventure film directed by Dmitry Dyachenko and produced by Yellow, Black and White. It is the fourth film in the franchise "The Last Warrior" and a prequel to the 2017's The Last Warrior (The Last Knight), as well as a spin-off of the series.

The plot of the film is based on Russian folk tales, a free continuation of the 1976 film Finist, the Brave Falcon. The film stars Kirill Zaytsev, as well as Elena Yakovleva, Yulia Peresild, Fyodor Dobronravov, Sergey Lavygin. Kristina Stroiteleva, Fyodor Gamaleya and others. The central character of the film is The Feather of Finist the Falcon. The film shows the path of becoming Baba Yaga, a healer and sorceress, forced to hide after the victory of the light forces over the dark ones. Part of the filming took place in Kazakhstan, the process lasted 23 shifts.

Finist. The First Warrior premiered at the Karo 11 October in Moscow on December 24, 2024. This film was theatrically released on January 1, 2025, by National Media Group Film Distribution.

Premise

The film tells the story of the strongest, most agile and handsome hero of Belogorye named Finist. He must remain strong to continue to inspire admiration among people. And suddenly he sets off on a difficult journey to the East.

Cast

Kirill Zaytsev as Finist the Falcon, the bogatyr is a warrior
Elena Yakovleva as Baba Yaga
- Yulia Peresild as Young Baba Yaga, a rejuvenated witch
Fyodor Dobronravov as Anarif, a brilliant inventor and alchemist
Sergey Lavygin as Melekha, Finist's assistant, his right hand
Kristina Stroiteleva as Princess Zlata, imprisoned in a tower
Fyodor Gamaleya as a camel driver, Anarif's guards
Pavel Priluchny as Jamal the talking camel (voice)
Sophia Zayka
Artem Gaidukov

Production

The authors initially planned to spend 980 million rubles on the production of the film. They requested half of this amount from the Russian Cinema Fund.

Casting

Finist the Falcon, played by Kirill Zaytsev, was one of the key characters in the films The Last Warrior: Root of Evil (2021 film), The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness (2021 film) and The Last Warrior: Offspring (2024 TV series).

Filming

Principal photography began in April 2023 in Moscow, Russia and took place in Kazakhstan.

Part of the filming took place in Kazakhstan, the process lasted 23 shifts. Among the filming locations were the Singing Dune, Charyn Canyon (the episode of Finist's flight from the cave), the city of Qonayev and Almaty (forests and mountains in the city's vicinity), national parks and steppes. One of the blocks was filmed in the scenery of the Nomad fortress, which was built in 2005 for the film Nomad.