The film team shot the movie in Russia and Mexico. It was necessary to show two different lives of two different twin brothers. Mexico City became the main filming location, and the areas of the famous criminal favelas gave the necessary color to the scenes with gangster themes.
On the streets of a Mexican city
In movie
Scene where Vasily comes to Mexico from Russia to rescue his twin brother, whom they haven't seen since childhood. While wandering the streets of the city in search of his brother, he finds himself at a Day of the Dead celebration. While he is having fun with the locals, a bandit spots him and starts aiming a gun at him.
Real
Scene was shot in the town of Texcoco de Mora, Mexico. The national holiday of the Day of the Dead has become a trademark of Mexico. The creators of the movie could not help but be tempted to capture this beautifully dressed action on the screen.
Texcoco de Mora
Desert
In movie
Real
Scene was shot at the Chachalacas Sand Dunes, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in Mexico. The scenery of the dunes is like a vast desert, and from their peaks you can get a stunning view of the Gulf of Mexico. The filmmakers needed to capture the secluded desert terrain to shoot this scene.