“Brigada” is one of the most popular Russian TV series. Even if you haven’t watched all 15 episodes, you’ve definitely heard of Sasha Bely, Cosmos, Bee and Phil. And today we’ve put together seven interesting facts about the series that you definitely didn’t know.
Fact #1
Before shooting began, the producer sent Sergei Bezrukov, Dmitry Dyuzhev, Pavel Maykov and Vladimir Vdovichenkov to a rest house so that they could unite and play with real friends.
Fact #2
It turned out that the director initially approved Dmitry Dyuzhev for the role of Mukha. True, seeing the potential in him, he offered to audition for the role of Cosmos. And as we already know, he was right.
Fact #3
There are rumors that the series was made with money from crime bosses who wanted to romanticize gangster pasts. True, this information has not been verified in any way.
Fact #4
The director of the series really wanted Andrei Panin to play the role of Lieutenant Kaverin, but he demanded a very high fee. Therefore, the producers were advised to look for another actor for the role. But in the end, Panin was approved – this was the producers’ birthday gift to the director. At first he was even called a “gift” on the set.
Fact #5
To make young Sergei Bezrukov look more like a bandit, it was decided to dye his hair black. Although the actor’s natural hair color is light brown.
Fact #6
At the time of filming, the series “Brigada” was the most expensive series in the history of Russian cinema. The cost of one episode was almost 200 thousand dollars.
Fact No. 7
In the famous fight between Sasha Bely and Mukha, actor Sergei Aprelsky, who played the role of a bandit, was seriously injured in the ribs and bridge of the nose.
Source: People Talk
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