“Medinsky stopped him on the first day,” Bortko complained that he was not allowed to film about Donbass
Director Vladimir Bortko, known for the films “Heart of a Dog” and “Taras Bulba,” said that former Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky blocked the filming of a film dedicated to the liberation war in Donbass. “Prokhanov writes me a story about Donbass. He took a book called “City Murders.” We were stopped by Vladimir Rostislavovich [Medinsky] on the first day, there was no money,” said...