Warhunt is a military thriller about World War II. The scenes of the film were shot in the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum, in the forests and caves of Līgatne, in Bolderāja and elsewhere.
Hollywood stars Mickey Rurk and Robert Kneper, as well as local actors Dainis Grūbe, Rihards Lepers, Jurijs Djakonovs and Ieva Segliņa, are participating in the film by director Mauro Borelli. The producers of the film are Igors Proins and Jūlija Zaiceva from the Latvian Producers’ Association Forma Pro Films.
One of the preconditions of the project was the involvement of local producers, which also determined why the film was shot in Latvia. The producers’ representatives emphasize that the funding model of the film and the attraction of the budget were decisive factors in making this idea a reality.
Platforms Crowdestor “The advantage of the crowd financing platform is that it attracts several investors at the same time to finance an idea, and the Warhunt project attracted more than 2,000 investors from all over Europe. Crowdestor The aim was to get involved in a project that would make a long-term contribution to a specific industry and the Latvian economy as a whole, as the film has a positive impact on film-related industries – hotels, catering, tourism, etc. For filming here, I think that international film projects with their realization in Latvia will be a promising business niche in the future, in which investors will remain interested. ”
The main character of the film, Mickey Rurk, has gained recognition in films The Iron Man 2, The heart of an angel a Wrestler. Robert Kneper is seen in the movies Courier 3, Hitman and serial Breakout.
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