Filming took place in Moscow, Karelia, Moscow Region, Taganrog, Vsevolozhsk and Vladimir. In Vladimir and Taganrog, airports were involved. And in Karelia they filmed an old Russian village. More than 60 trees were planted in a huge pavilion to film firefighting, and the actors were actually filmed in a real fire.
Jumping out of the cockpit of an airplane
In movie
Scene where Six hero rescuers fly by airplane to the hearth of a fire to stop the fire and save a village in Karelia. They are approaching the jump site. Roman (Ivan Yankovsky) is on a mission for the first time and is afraid to jump. Team commander Alexei (Konstantin Khabensky) recommends him to stay on board and fly back to base.
Timing: 00:27:26
Real
Scene was shot on the territory of the Semyazino airport in Vladimir. In order to realistically show the process of firefighting, the movie team involved real firefighter parachutists. The rescuers made a series of unique jumps with special high-precision parachutes.
Vladimir
The training center at the airbase
In movie
Scene where in the hangar of an airbase a group of new rescue recruits is being briefed. Alexei (Konstantin Khabensky), the head of one of the active groups of firefighters, comes to the instructor with a request to specify in the papers about the departure of six guys, although in fact will fly five. The hero's interlocutor refuses, because it is possible to fly out on an emergency only in six, and the rules are invented for a reason.
Timing: 00:15:34
Real
Scene was shot at the Taganrog-Yuzhny airport in the Rostov region. 30 firefighters from the 6th Fire and Rescue Squad of the 6th Fire and Rescue Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Rostov region took part in the filming. They played young cadets and experienced teachers.
Taganrog
Olhovo village
In movie
Scene where in the village of Olkhovo celebrate a wedding. Our heroes come to the celebration to ask for shovels, tools and food. Their tent camp has burned down and they are left without equipment. The villagers are hostile, and to defuse the situation, Maxim (Tikhon Zhirnevsky) plays the guitar and sings
Timing: 00:42:14
Real
Scene was shot in a set built especially for filming near the village of Kinerma in Karelia. The village has buildings dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries and is protected as a cultural heritage site. It was important for the authors of the movie to show a small village imbued with the Russian spirit.
