Filming will be handled by the film company “NG Production”, and the director is debutante Polina Kutikhina. The project is billed as “an adventure for children and youth”, and the expected running time of the film is 80 minutes.
According to The Moscow Times, at the center of the script is sixth-grader Levka, who is fond of video games and decides to try himself in a school drone-control competition. Judging by the poster, the creators want to connect the story with “brave” Soviet pilots and modern drone operators.
At the same pitch session, the drama “April. Gentle May” from the Dawn studio was presented. The film is aimed at viewers aged 12–17; according to the description, its plot revolves around a homeless child who “becomes a protector”.
According to BK, the film will mention “recent events in the Kursk region” and the 1990s. Earlier, the Ministry of Culture approved a list of priority themes for which films will be funded from the budget, including the “heroism and selflessness” of Russian and North Korean military personnel, the “role of the Cossacks during the special military operation”, and Russia’s “peacekeeping mission”.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the authorities have been promoting training in drone operation, including among minors. Among other things, schoolchildren who learn to operate such devices were promised extra points on the Unified State Exam when applying to universities, and in May Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev said that this year the GTO complex would include a drone-operation test, and starting next year anyone across the country would be able to take a drone-operation test.
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