Premiere of the movie "Roman Kostomarov: Born Twice" at the RUSSIA EXPO
Pavilion No. 75 will host the premiere screening of the
documentary "Roman Kostomarov: Born Twice". This is the story of the
legendary athlete's struggle after a serious illness and his return to a full
life. The film goes into wide distribution on March 9, but the premiere at the
Exposition is scheduled for March 7.
The movie will be presented by Roman Kostomarov himself, as
well as members of the film crew. Among the guests of the premiere will be
famous athletes, including Tatiana Navka, Ilya Averbukh, Alexei Yagudin, as
well as politicians, public figures, filmmakers, actors and representatives of
show business. The director of the project is Mikhail Shchedrinsky, and the
script was written by Julia Lemark.
Ideal sports career — Olympic champion, two-time world
champion, three-time champion of Russia and Europe in ice dancing. But last
January, a sudden illness almost took Roman Kostomarov's life. He was in a
coma, doctors performed several operations on him and had to amputate his
limbs.
The prognosis for recovery was less than one percent. But he
survived. Thanks to the love and support of his family and loved ones, he did
not lose faith and took the path to recovery. And after 11 months, Roman again
took to the ice with his partner Tatiana Navka to perform their famous program
"Carmen", which brought them the Olympic gold medal. He, like his
bullfighter hero, was able to tame the disease and regain a full life.
The film is based on interviews with Roman Kostomarov
himself, his wife Oksana Domnina, mother, daughter, ice dancing partner Tatiana
Navka, friends, fellow athletes and doctors. Maxim Allanazarov, deputy
editor-in-chief of Sport-Express, acted as an interviewer. In total, more than
30 hours of interviews were filmed during the shooting. In addition, the movie
contains unique archive footage from Roman's life, as well as a chronicle of
his rehabilitation and return to the ice.
