The series was filmed on the territory of Belarus: Kryzhovka Village, Brest Fortress. The village of Topi, where the main action takes place, is not on the map of Belarus. All the houses and streets are scenery, built especially for filming. But they were located in the village of Kamenka, Minsk region, one of the filming sites of Belarusfilm.
Monastery
In movie
Scene where The heroes do not reach the village and have an accident. The car is blown off a cliff onto the river bank. Fortunately, no one is injured, but the driver disappears, and the honest company does not know what to do next. The company still manages to find help, and the young people reach the monastery. However, instead of a beautiful picture from the Internet they see century-old ruins.
Series 2.
Timing: 00:11:50
Real
Scene was shot at the Brest Fortress. In reality this place is really destroyed, but it was never a monastery. It was the Fifth Fort of the Brest Fortress. The exterior details were finalized with graphics and a few authentic details were added inside. The filming in the monastery overlapped with the restoration of the fortress and the group interfered a lot with the restorers, so they finally gave up and allowed the scenes to be filmed in the unrestored room.
Brest
Railway station near the village of Topi
In movie
Scene where Five young Muscovites escape to a monastery in the Arkhangelsk region, near the semi-abandoned village of Topi. At the railroad station they are met by a local man who is to take them to the monastery.
Series 1
Timing: 00:01:05
Real
Scene was shot on the territory of Belarus. This railway station is located in Minsk region and is called Kryzhovka.
Ali's apartment
In movie
Scene where According to the plot of the series, the action begins in Moscow. Elia on her car is heading to the apartment where her boyfriend is waiting for her. The apartment looks like a loft in an old building, which is popular nowadays.
Timing: 00:11:10
Real
Scene was shot However, you can see familiar places and realize that the characters are actually in the capital of Belarus, Minsk. The house where Elia runs into is an old factory building on Kuibyshev Street, where numerous quest clubs are located.
Minsk
