"Roman Kostomarov: Born Twice" movie. Premiere at the RUSSIA EXPO

The RUSSIA EXPO hosted the premiere screening of the documentary "Roman Kostomarov: Born Twice". The movie is dedicated to the invincible spirit and commitment to fight to the end, despite the difficulties. To no lesser extent, the film captures the feminine strength shown by Roman's wife Oksana Domnina, who supported the athlete and played a crucial role in his recovery.

"Of course, this is a movie about love, overcoming and family as the most important thing in life. I don't think I could have done it without my wife. I'm lucky to have her - strong and loved. She is the reason I survived. In the situation I found myself in, I realized what true love is. When your beloved person is by your side, supports you and says "we will walk this difficult path together", "no matter how difficult it is for us - I'm with you", "don't give up", "everything will be fine" - these are precious words, and they helped a lot," said Roman Kostomarov.

Filming the movie helped the skater from a mental point of view, his wife Oksana Domnina noted.

"The workload was great - it helped Roman to recover his morals faster. In difficult life moments, when we do nothing and lie down - we have time to mope. I really did not want that - shooting the movie took a lot of time, and some days Roman did not have time to think. Of course, there were other days as well - he was sad, worried, laughed and cried during the shooting process," said Oksana Domnina.

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Roman and Oksana are sure that the movie is largely about the strength of women - that's why its release is timed to coincide with International Women's Day.

"The movie tells about the women who were around during this period - nurses, doctors, mother, daughter. There is an emphasis on family and women," Oksana Domnina said. "Going through such trials, you realize that women are sometimes stronger than men in many ways," added Roman Kostomarov.

The movie is designed to demonstrate that love and courage resonate in the hearts of viewers, said Mikhail Shchedrinsky, the film's director.

"We want to show with our film that the viewer is interested in the concepts of "honor", "bravery", "love", "friendship". I hope you will see and appreciate it. Many thanks to the Kostomarov family. If you want to cry, cry, if you want to laugh, laugh. We really hope that you will empathize," Mikhail Shchedrinsky addressed the guests of the premiere.

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The premiere at the RUSSIA EXPO was attended by a number of athletes and representatives of show business. Among them was Roman Kostomarov's partner in pairs skating Tatiana Navka, who came to the show together with her husband, press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov. In addition, the guests of the premiere were Russian figure skater Adelina Sotnikova, singer Natalia Chistyakova-Ionova (known under the pseudonym Glukoza), musician Leonid Agutin and others.

"It is very important to hear such stories, and I am very happy that Roman has the courage to tell them today. The whole country was watching this story. And this courage, this strength, this inhuman thirst to live, to create - are worthy of admiration and respect. They give strength to those people who are in difficult situations," Glukoza said.

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Shooting of the documentary began last November and took about three months. The authors of the picture filmed more than 30 hours of interviews - with Roman Kostomarov himself, his wife Oksana Domnina, his mother, daughter, friends, other athletes and doctors who were involved in the treatment and rehabilitation of the skater. In addition, the picture includes archive footage from his life. In theaters the film "Roman Kostomarov: Born Twice" will be released on March 9.