In Germany shootings of the screen version of the book of Pelevin «Chapayev and Emptiness» began

31.08.2012

In Leipzig started shooting «the Little finger of the Buddha» according to Victor Pelevin's cult novel «Chapayev and Emptiness». On a book plot, poet Peter moves in time between Russia of 1919 and the beginning of the 1990th. Among characters of the book - Grigory Kotovsky and Vasily Chapayev. Tony Pemberton («There over the ocean») became the director and the scriptwriter. In a leading role - the British actor Toby Kebbel ("Rock'n'roller"). A planned expiry date of shooting - on September 30. The premiere of a picture is planned for 2013.