''Raiders of the Lost Library'' (russian: Либерея: Охотники за сокровищами, lit=''Liberea: Treasure Hunters'') is a 2022 Russian

action-adventure film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by Gleb Orlov. A film about the search for the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible. It was theatrically released on October 27, 2022, by

Central Partnership Central Partnership (russian: Централ Партнершип) is a Russian film distribution and production company founded in 1995. The distributor was acquired by Russian gas company Gazprom in 2014. History Central Partnership started ...

Plot

The construction of the

Moscow metro The Moscow Metro) is a metro system serving the Russian capital of Moscow as well as the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki in Moscow Oblast. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first unde ...

turns into an unexpected find: an old book cover is pulled out from under the rubble. Its main value is by no means in gold and precious stones, with which it is generously decorated, but in the message encrypted in its drawings and inscriptions. The artifact proves that the legendary library of

Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584. Ivan ...

also known as Liberea exists, and the map showing the way to it is right in front of you. However, the extraordinary find is forgotten for many years. Dozens of years later, the book cover ends up in the hands of the unlucky young man Ilya Arshinov. The guy does not even suspect what he became the owner of. Powerful forces begin to hunt for Ilya Arshinov. To save himself, he has to team up with his estranged father who knows exactly how to handle the old book cover, and a philologist Arina, who is able to decipher the artifact's ciphers. Now this trinity, without looking back, embarks on a dangerous adventure in order to uncover the secret of the legendary Liberea once and for all. They will visit the most dangerous and mysterious corners of the country: from

Vologda Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. ...

and

Naryan-Mar Naryan-Mar (russian: Нарья́н-Мар; Nenets: Няръянa марˮ, ''Njarjana marꜧ'', literally "red town") is a sea and river port town and the administrative center of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The town is situated on the r ...

to the

Kremlin The Kremlin ( rus, Московский Кремль, r=Moskovskiy Kreml', p=ˈmɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ, t=Moscow Kremlin) is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by the Rurik dynasty, Rurik dynasty. It is the best known of th ...

dungeons.

Cast

Tikhon Zhiznevsky Tikhon Igorevich Zhiznevsky (russian: Ти́хон И́горевич Жизне́вский; born August 30, 1988) is a Russian theatre actor. Early life Zhiznevsky was born in Zelenogradsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now R ...

as Ilya Arshinov * Aleksei Serebryakov as Arkady * Diana Pozharskaya as Arina Koreneva *

Artyom Tkachenko Artyom Valeryevich Tkachenko (russian: Артём Валерьевич Ткаченко; born April 30, 1982) is a Russian film and theater actor. Biography He engaged in the theater studio under the direction of Boris Beinenson. After school h ...

as Max *

Sergey Gazarov Sergey may refer to: * Sergey (name), a Russian given name (including a list of people with the name) * Sergey, Switzerland, a municipality in Switzerland * ''Sergey'' (wasp), a genus in subfamily Doryctinae The Doryctinae or doryctine wasps are ...

as Kuchevsky * Andrey Trushin as Igor * Pavel Gaiduchenko as Sapieha

Production

The project was directed by Gleb Orlov has started filming "The Treasure of Ivan the Terrible" in Moscow, produced by the ANO "Media Universal Event", the largest film companies "

" and the online cinema " IVI" worked on its implementation with the support of the Cinema Fund. According to the press service of the Central Partnership film company, the script for the film was written by Andrey Zolotarev. Filming took place from October to November 2021 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

Filming location A filming location is a place where some or all of a film or television series is produced, in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a movie studio backlot or soundstage. In filmmaking, a location is any place where a film crew wil ...

s will take place at the

Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (russian: Кирилло-Белозерский монастырь), translated into English as White Lake ranslation of the town name of BeloozeroSt. Cyril's Monastery, used to be the largest monastery and the stron ...

in the town of Kirillov,

Vologda Oblast Vologda Oblast ( rus, Вологодская область, p=vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Vologodskaya oblast, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is Vologda. The Oblast has a population of 1,202,444 ...

near the city of

, the town of

Nenets Autonomous Okrug The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (russian: Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг; Nenets languages, Nenets: Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук, ''Nenjocije awtonomnoj ŋokruk'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal su ...

, and the metropolitan metro in Moscow, as well as in the vicinity of the

Moscow Kremlin The Kremlin ( rus, Московский Кремль, r=Moskovskiy Kreml', p=ˈmɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ, t=Moscow Kremlin) is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by the Rurik dynasty. It is the best known of the kremlins (R ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 21160106, Raiders of the Lost Library 2022 films 2022 action adventure films 2020s Russian-language films Russian action adventure films Films shot in Moscow Films about treasure hunting