The movie was shot at various locations in St. Petersburg, including the famous Crosses.
Prison
In movie
Scene where There is a riot in the prison and the prisoners led by "Uncle" take the guards hostage. Major Igor Grom and his partner Dima Dubin go to negotiate and offer the rioters to surrender, but everything does not go according to plan, they have to fight off a large number of prisoners in the prison.
Timing: 00:05:43
Real
Scene was shot in the famous prison "Kresty", in the footage we see both the lobby and corridors with cells. Now the prison is no longer in operation.
St. Petersburg
Prisons "crosses"
Exit the police station
In movie
Scene where After the successful suppression of the riot, Thunder becomes a hero of the city. At the exit of the police station he is met by a crowd of journalists to get a comment from him. After two one-word answers, the policeman passes the word to his partner and escapes from the crowd.
Timing: 00:09:22
Real
Scene was shot On the way out of the marble palace, you can see the monument to Emperor Alexander 3 in the frame, but the fences were set up especially for filming.
St. Petersburg
Marble Palace
Palace Square
In movie
Scene where Igor receives the first task from the enemy "Bomb in a place of seven letters", he is on the palace square and decides that it is the Hermitage, but he was wrong and there is a terrorist attack, during which the Alexander Column is blown up and it falls on the crowd of people.
Timing: 00:38:00
Real
Scene was shot on Palace Square in front of the Winter Palace, filming in the crowds, showing both the Winter Palace and Alexander's Column.
St. Petersburg
Palace Square
Bridge
In movie
Scene where Igor Grom and his boss Fyodor Prokopenko are walking through an empty city after a bar and eating frozen dumplings. On a bridge, Fedor orders Grom to lie down on the asphalt and lies down next to him and starts a conversation about Grom's father.
Timing: 00:18:45
Real
Scene was shot on the Lomonosov Bridge spanning the Fontanka River. The bridge was chosen for its recognizable appearance as well as its location. Considering that the celebration took place near the site in the center, they could well have come to the bridge in the morning after the bar.
St. Petersburg
Lomonosov Bridge
