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.