The movie was shot almost entirely in Nizhny Novgorod, except for a couple of final scenes. The choice of the city was due to the plot, which required a large city, but not the capital. The second factor was the architecture and exterior of the buildings. The action of the movie takes place in the 90's, in Moscow already much less points can be given for this period without changes. And in Novgorod they found enough for the filming of the movie.
The doctor's house
In movie
Scene where Seryoga and Simon leave the doctor's house, they came to him on the assignment of Sergei Mikhailovich, so that the doctor began to pay for the roof. But during an accidental shootout the Doctor is killed and they take all the goods and go to their car, where a bandit tries to rob them.
Timing: 00:18:20
Real
Scene was shot In a courtyard on the big Pecherskaya Street. "The Doctor's House" is now restored, but during the filming of the movie it was in a suitable condition for the 90s. About the filming of the movie reminds of the graffiti that was painted on the brick wall, where the heroes of the movie are represented with the heads of Chip and Dale from the Disney cartoon.
Nizhny Novgorod
Corona House
In movie
Scene where Cormorant stays in the apartment waiting for Bala and Koron, who went to the store to buy cigarettes and drinks. At the moment of their absence, Seryoga and Simon arrive at the apartment in search of "goods". They get no answer from Baklazhan about the goods and decide to torture him so that he returns the goods and gives up his accomplices.
Timing: 01:05:13
Real
Scene was shot in a two-story wooden house from pre-revolutionary times on Proviantskaya Street. This house was chosen also because of the terrible condition of the exterior, the entrance and the apartment inside the house. At the time of filming, no one had lived in the premises for more than a year because of the emergency condition. But the house has a rich history, it used to be a hotel for rich guests, in the courtyard even preserved part of the fountain, which now plays the role of a bollard.
Nizhny Novgorod
Water column
In movie
Scene where Sergei stops at a stand for a drink of water. He drinks and washes his face, but notices that Simon does not get out of the car. Asking him, he gets the answer that Simon does not want to drink from the column, as he is protecting his health and would rather wait for a more decent source.
Timing: 00:09:00
Real
Scene was shot at the water column on Maxim Gorky Street, but then the column was removed, and the houses that are next to it were also demolished, now half of the neighborhood has been built up with new high-rise buildings.
Nizhny Novgorod
The street by the lawyer's office
In movie
Scene where Seryoga and Simon arrive at the lawyer's house, where they exchange the "goods" for a suitcase with money, but leaving the building they come across an armed gang of Koron, Bala and Baklazhan. They take the suitcase with money and leave by car. Sergei and Simon shoot at the car, but it drives away quickly.
Timing: 00:47:50
Real
Scene was shot on Ilyinskaya Street, it is interesting because it is located on top of a hill, and the road goes down creating an interesting and unusual view. The building where the lawyer's office was located is now the Volga District Medical Center.
Nizhny Novgorod
A cop's house
In movie
Scene where Sergei and Simon visit a cop to find out who robbed them. They meet him on the street when he is coming from the store and offer to talk to him in his apartment. When they go upstairs, they arrange an interrogation with torture and find out that it was he who set the robbers on them.
Timing: 00:57:20
Real
Scene was shot at the house on Fedorovsky Embankment, judging by the high-rise building in the background, the Ment is coming from the house on Krutoy Lane, and they enter the 6th entrance. Now it looks a little different - they have completed a small entrance group. The house was chosen as a fairly simple but decent one, where a policeman of low rank could really live.
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Stadium
In movie
Scene where Cormorant, Coron and Bala are sitting around smoking at the sports stadium and discussing that it's time for them to go on a case since they are running out of money from the past. They discuss which car to steal and that Koron needs to meet with a cop to get a tip on the money event.
Timing: 00:08:14
Real
Scene was shot on the sports stand of the Vodnik stadium. It was chosen because it is still in use and is a cult place despite its rather poor appearance and obvious need for cosmetic repairs.
Nizhny Novgorod
Vodnik Stadium
McDonald's parking lot
In movie
Scene where Sergei and Simon arrive at McDonald's and while Simon is ordering Sergei meets an old acquaintance - Kaban. The Boar tells him that it is no longer a good idea to engage in racketeering, work for Sergei Mikhailovich and live in Nizhny Novgorod, and that it is time to move to the capital and do real business.
Timing: 00:41:23
Real
Scene was shot at a real McDonald's restaurant near the Gorkovskaya metro station. Only the signage had to be changed to the old style, as the design had changed by the time of filming. Now there is still a restaurant in this house called Vkusno i Dot.
Nizhny Novgorod
Sergei's office in Moscow
In movie
Scene where Sergei and Simon are sitting in the office at the end of the movie, they are already deputies. The former gangsters are discussing what Sergei had in his file and that he had promised to build a church long ago, but never did. At that moment the secretary comes in and Simon asks her to bring coffee.
Timing: 01:40:49
Real
Scene was shot in one of the rooms of the former Hotel Rossiya, which overlooks the Kremlin and gives us the view we are shown in the scene. The hotel was chosen only because of the view, as the director wanted to show us how close the former bandits had crept to the Kremlin. Now the hotel is no longer there and the Zaryadye Park is in that place.
Moscow
Water dispenser
In movie
Scene where Simon, who refuses to drink at the water fountain, drives up to the machine and buys himself a sparkling water with syrup. Showing his impertinent temper, he does not put the glass back, as is customary, but throws it on the road after drinking the drink.
Timing: 00:10:40
Real
Scene was shot at 61 Bolshaya Pecherskaya Street, at that time there was still a soda machine there, but then it, as well as the structure in which it was installed, was demolished. Now there is a bus stop there. For a while there was a sign on the water dispenser that read "I was filmed in Zhmurki".
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Morgue
In movie
Scene where The executioner tells his victim what will happen to him. But at that moment Sergei Mikhailovich's bandits burst into the morgue and organize a shootout. After it ends, Mikhalych and Lyoshik enter the room and look at what is happening.
Timing: 00:02:41
Real
Scene was shot in the common room of the Kovalikha baths. The room of the real morgue was inaccessible, and the baths very much resembled the exterior due to the tiles on the walls and the beds on which actors imitating corpses were laid out.
Nizhny Novgorod
Kovalikhinskie baths
