The Wild Fields (, ) is a Ukrainian eastern film based on Serhiy Zhadan's 2010 novel, Voroshylovhrad. It was developed by LIMELITE Production, in collaboration with the Ukraine TV channel, Media Group Ukraine, the Ukrainian State Film Agency, and the Swiss production studio Film Brut. The film was released in Ukraine on 9 November 2018.
Synopsis Herman returns to his native Donbas after years spent away, in order to investigate his brother's sudden disappearance. He meets real and unreal characters, his childhood friends, and the local mafia. To his surprise, he decides to stay in his hometown with people who love and believe in him and need his protection.
Cast Oleg Moskalenko as Herman Volodymyr Yamnenko as Kocha Oleksiy Gorbunov as Pastor Ruslana Khazipova as Olya George Povolotsky as Travma Eugenia Muts as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Production Pre-production In February 2013, the Ukrainian director Yaroslav Lodygin announced that he, along with writer Serhiy Zhadan, had begun preparing a film adaptation of Zhadan's 2010 novel, Voroshilovgrad. Pre-production, including scriptwriting, fundraising, location sourcing, and casting, took six years, and filming began at the end of July 2017, on a budget of 1.1 million euros, 50% of which was provided by the Ukrainian State Film Agency.
Filming and post-production Shooting began on 31 July 2017 in Starobilsk, Zhadan's hometown, where the novel's story takes place.Біле сонце Старобільська. Як на Донбасі «Ворошиловград» знімають (ФОТО) // ДМ, 5 серпня 2017 After about a month, production moved to Kyiv.Фільм за романом Жадана «Ворошиловград» вийде в прокат під іншою назвою // Сєгодня, 13 грудня 2017 Filming wrapped up in 2018.Завершилося виробництво фільму «Дике Поле», знятого за мотивами роману Жадана // ДМ, 4 вересня 2018
Language Most of the film's characters speak a mixture of Ukrainian and Russian, called "surzhyk".Дике поле. Kinowar, 8 листопада 2018«Дике поле» VS «Ворошиловград». 14 фактів про фільм за Сергієм Жаданом, які ви б хотіли знати. УП. Життя, 7 листопада 2018«Дике Поле»: у прокаті перший український вестерн за культовим романом Жадана. Телеканал 24, 9 листопада 2018"Ми хочемо, щоб українці заговорили фразами із «фільму Жадана» . BBC Україна, 5 жовтня 2018
Soundtrack Most of the musical themes in the film were written by the composer and pianist Fima Chupakhin."Звуки «Дикого поля» — програма Ярослава Лодигіна «Українське життя» // Радіо «Аристократи», 13 листопада 2018
Release The Wild Fields was released in November 2018.
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