''Terra Nova'' (russian: Новая Земля, Novaya Zemlya) is an

action 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

Aleksandr Melnik Aleksandr Vladimirovich Melnik (russian: Александр Владимирович Мельник; 11 June 1958, Chervonopartyzansk – 8 September 2021) was a Russian film director. Career Melnik graduated from Odessa State Environmental Uni ...

and released in 2008. The film stars

Konstantin Lavronenko Konstantin Nikolaevich Lavronenko (russian: Константи́н Никола́евич Лавро́ненко; born 20 April 1961) is a Soviet and Russian actor most commonly accredited for his performance as the mysterious father of two boys ...

, Andrei Feskov,

Marat Basharov Marat Alimzhanovich Basharov (russian: Марат Алимжанович Башаров, tt-Cyrl, Марат Галимҗан улы Бәшәров, born 22 August 1974) is a Soviet and Russian film actor and a TV host, of Volga Tatar origin. H ...

, Pavel Sborshchikov,

Sergei Zhigunov Sergey Victorovich Zhigunov (russian: Серге́й Викторович Жигунов; born 2 January 1963) is a Soviet and Russian actor and producer. Commander of the Order of Honour and of the Order of Friendship. Honored Artist of Russi ...

, Aleksandr Samoylenko,

Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Tommy Deebo "Tiny" Lister Jr. (born Thomas Duane Lister Jr.; June 24, 1958 – December 10, 2020) was an American character actor and occasional professional wrestler known for his roles as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the 1995 film ''Friday' ...

and Ingeborga Dapkunaite. It was filmed in

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

and

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Plot

In 2013, capital punishment has been abolished. With prison spaces running out, a group of prisoners are taken to an island called

Novaya Zemlya Novaya Zemlya (, also , ; rus, Но́вая Земля́, p=ˈnovəjə zʲɪmˈlʲa, ) is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, ...

for the sake of an experiment.

Cast

as Zhilin * Andrei Feskov as Sipa *

as Tolya * Pavel Sborshchikov as Obezyan *

as Colonel * Aleksandr Samoylenko as Ali *

as Sewing Dude * Ingeborga Dapkunaite as Marta *

Sergey Koltakov Sergey Mikhailovich Koltakov (russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Колтако́в; 10 December 1955 – 7 September 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actor. Biography Sergey Koltakov was born in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, ...

as Makhov * Evgeny Titov as Moryak *

Vladislav Abashin Vladislav ( be, Уладзіслаў (', '); pl, Władysław, ; Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав) is a male given name of Slavic origin. Variations include ''Volodislav'', ''Vlastislav'' and ''Vlaslav'' ...

as Arzhanov *

Zaza Chichinadze Zaza may refer to: Ethnic group * Zazas, a group of people in eastern Anatolia (southeastern Turkey) * Zaza–Gorani languages, Indo-Iranian languages ** Zaza language, spoken by the Zazas People Given name * Zaza Sor. Aree (born 1993), Thai kic ...

as Amurbek *

Viktor Zhalsanov The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

as Yakut *

Nikolai Stotsky Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...

as Volynets *

Igor Pismenniy Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * ...

as Olafson

External links

* 2008 films Russian dystopian films Russian action thriller films Films set in 2013 Films shot in Russia Films shot in Ukraine Films shot in Malta Films shot in Norway {{action-thriller-film-stub