The trailer and poster of the documentary film “Roman Kostomarov: Twice Born” directed by Mikhail Shchedrinsky were published on the internet. “Russian newspaper”.
The documentary project was dedicated to the Olympic champion’s struggle for life and his return to normal life. The film, whose script was written by the author of “Indigenous People” Yulia Lemark, is based on interviews with Kostomarov, his wife Oksana Domnina, her mother, daughter, partner Tatyana Navka, colleague Ilya Averbukh and other athletes. doctors. Additionally, the work included archival footage from the life of the Olympic champion, as well as footage of his rehabilitation.
According to Shchedrinsky, he tried to tell the audience not only the story of Kostomarov’s illness, but the story of a great athlete who did not give up no matter what.
“There are projects you work on that make you realize you came into the profession for them. This is the story of a real man who had no self-pity, set high goals for himself, and went towards them with pain and despair. “I really hope that our film will inspire and give hope to the audience,” he said. “Kino-teatr.ru”.
It was recorded that more than 30 hours of interviews were filmed during the documentary work. The rental of the movie starts on March 9. This will be followed by a digital premiere.
Let us recall that at the beginning of January 2023, Roman Kostomarov was hospitalized after New Year’s performances at an open-air show. It was reported that he was in intensive care due to pneumonia and was connected to a ventilator, and his condition was evaluated to be extremely serious. He later received treatment in Kommunarka. Parts of his arms and legs were amputated. On December 17, 2023, Kostomarov took part in the performance of choreographer Ilya Averbukh “Together and Forever”, moving on ice on skates.