Boris Khlebnikov's movie about the personal and professional life of provincial ambulance doctors was shot on the streets of Yaroslavl. The plot covers the entire city: the main characters, working as doctors, constantly travel by ambulance. Thanks to this, viewers can see a variety of locations in the city, including the Volga embankment, Tolbukhinsky and Oktyabrsky bridges, Red Square, as well as industrial areas near “Solovyovka”.
Hospital
In movie
Scene where An ambulance pulls up to the hospital, a doctor promptly gets out of the vehicle and informs that the hospitalized person has a heart attack, which means that the patient must be taken to a cardiologist immediately. This tragic, but already such a common situation for ambulance doctors.
Timing: 00:23:24
Real
Scene was shot At the Zheleznodorozhnikov Hospital, located in Yaroslavl. It is a place with characteristic architecture and spacious corridors that create an authentic setting for the story of doctors' lives. The interiors of the hospital, with their strict functionalism, emphasize the realism of the events unfolding on the screen. This is where the key episodes were filmed, reflecting the hard work and personal experiences of the doctors.
Yaroslavl
The patient's apartment
In movie
Scene where a doctor and an ambulance paramedic came to another call to an elderly lady. Her cardiogram was normal, but, according to her, a heart attack happens every day. Where is the hidden truth? This is the difficulty of doctors' work.
Timing: 00:01:29
Real
Scene was shot in a typical apartment in a residential neighborhood on Panina Street in Yaroslavl. It is a classic Soviet apartment building, where everything looks familiar and simple: wallpaper with an unpretentious pattern, standard furniture, and carpets on the walls.
Yaroslavl
Traffic jam on the bridge
In movie
Scene where An ambulance is caught in a heavy traffic jam while driving. There is a victim in the car, he is given first aid, but it is still an incredibly important task to get him to the hospital. This scene perfectly shows what difficulties the workers of this sphere face every day and how important even a minute is in saving a life.
Timing: 01:55:52
Real
Scene was shot on the Tolbukhinsky Bridge, where an artificial traffic jam was organized specially for filming, in which several dozens of cars participated. This location is located in the center of Yaroslavl, which allowed the film crew to show the dynamics of city traffic and the tense situation on the roadway.
Yaroslavl