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Flight Crew (2016)

Flight Crew poster
Original title
Экипаж
Directed by
Nikolai Lebedev
Genre
drama film, action film, adventure film, disaster film
Country
Russia
Runtime
2h 18m
Rated
14A
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 302 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A disaster film about a crew trying to save passengers on a damaged airplane. The story follows the pilots and their personal struggles as they face a life threatening crisis.

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What happens

Flight Crew (Russian: Экипаж, translit. Ekipazh) is a Russian disaster film directed by Nikolai Lebedev and produced by Russia-1 Channel which released in April 2016. It stars Vladimir Mashkov, Danila Kozlovsky and Agnė Grudytė. This was a remake of the 1979 Soviet film Air Crew and it was the second disaster film shot in the Russian Federation. The film was shot with digital 3D cameras and became the second Russian film released in IMAX after Stalingrad. The premiere took place on April 21, 2016, by Central Partnership. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the special effects, action sequences, acting, and the tense atmosphere. The film was a box office success, becoming the highest-grossing Russian film of 2016. At the 2017 Golden Eagle Awards, the film received 11 nominations including Best Feature Film, Best Director (Nikolai Lebedev) and Best Actor (Kozlovsky), winning five (Best Visual Effects, Best Supporting Actor for Sergey Shakurov, Best Music, Best Film Editing and Best Sound). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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