Snipers: Love under the Crosshairs (Russian: Снайперы: Любовь под прицелом, romanized: Snaypery: Lyubov pod pritselom) is a 2012 Russian 8-episode war-drama miniseries directed by Zinovy Roizman. The series is about a young male and female sniper who are on opposing sides during the WWII.[2] The series aired on Channel One Russia.[1]
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| Directed by | Zinovy Roizman |
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| Composer | Evgeniy Shiryaev |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Mars Media |
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| Network | [1] |
| Release | 2012 |
Plot
editSet against the backdrop of World War II, the plot follows the intertwined destinies of Ekaterina and Alexander, a Soviet schoolgirl and a young German, whose love is tested by the realities of war.
Following the signing of a non-aggression pact between Germany and the USSR, Ekaterina and Alexander believe their love transcends borders, only to be abruptly torn apart. Without warning, Alexander vanishes, reemerging amidst the brutal realities of war in 1943.
As skilled snipers, they find themselves on opposing sides of the conflict, with Ekaterina leading a women's battalion and Alexander commanding German riflemen. Their story unfolds amidst the chaos of large-scale military operations and the destruction of vital infrastructure, including a strategic hydroelectric power station.
Cast
edit- Tatyana Arntgolts - as Ekaterina Radonova
- Wolfgang Cerny - as Alexander von Foss[3]
- Aleksandr Ustyugov - as Capt. Subbotin
- Andreas Helgi Schmid - as Günther Schmidt
- Yuri Nazarov - as Starshina Denis aka 'Uncle Gosha'
- Dmitry Bykovsky-Romashov
- Valeria Lanskaya - as Viktoriya
- Svetlana Ustinova - as Lyudmila 'Lyusya' Sokolova
- Sergey Marin - as Nikolay Telyatnik
- Svetlana Smirnova-Katsagadzhieva - as Tatyana
Production
editThis was Wolfgang Cerny's first role in Russian language - the Austrian actor started studying the language only after getting cast in the series.[4][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Снайперы: Любовь под прицелом". C1R.
- ^ "Сериал Снайперы: Любовь под прицелом". VokrugTV.
- ^ a b "Interview with Wolfgang Cerny". Indie Cinema Magazine.
- ^ Elena Sadkova. "Актер Вольфганг Черни: Я так хотел работать в России, что активно начал учить русский язык". Vechernyaya Moskva.