Matthew Macfadyen to star in a movie about a fictional Caucasian republic

In Tbilisi began filming the black comedy "Epic", in the production of which involved the film company United Kingdom, France, Georgia, Germany, and Russia. The film follows the adventures of a hapless British film producer, has responded to the invitation of the head of a fictional post-Soviet republics Karastan remove epic picture of the local, national hero. The main role in the film performs Matthew Macfadyen, who played Steve Oblonsky in the recent film adaptation of "Anna Karenina." His partners in the set will perform Maiani Behring ("Twilight. Saga. Daybreak") and Noah Taylor ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"). Director of the film is Ben Hopkins, award-winning international film festivals in Berlin and Locarno. The script was written by Paul Pawlikowski, sponsored youth drama "My Summer of Love." After shooting in Georgia, will continue work on the movie in Frankfurt-am-Main. The total budget of tape is about $ 4 million.