Fyodor Bondarchuk has announced the start date of filming of "Stalingrad"

Fyodor Bondarchuk will begin shooting the film "Stalingrad" 25 August 2011. Details of the plot pattern, and the names of the actors involved in the project so far kept secret. We only know that the plot revolves around a soldier who finds a home on the banks of the Volga River a little girl who lost loved ones. Near the house are the position of the Germans. Ilya wrote the screenplay Tilkin, known for his work on "Gangster Petersburg". Earlier it was reported that the plot of the picture corresponded several times because of the creators of the collected factual material, in particular, the evidence of witnesses and participants of the battle. Filming will take place in St Petersburg and Volgograd. Are producing the project, Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey and Dmitry Rudovsky Melkumov. Earlier there were reports that the film will be released in stereo, however, Fyodor Bondarchuk refused to comment on this information. Earlier it was reported that the budget picture will be 20-30 million dollars. Of this money will provide 20 million bank VTB, which concluded with Art Pictures (by Fyodor Bondarchuk) an investment contract. To release the film in theaters is planned in 2013 to the 70th anniversary of the battle, which took place from July 17, 1942 to February 2, 1943.