Ilya Naishuller will produce the film "Centaur" about a taxi driver with a disability

At the face-to-face defense of copyright and experimental films at the Ministry of Culture submitted action thriller "Centaur". Starring Yura Borisov («World! Friendship! Gum!”,“ Silver Skates ”).

This is a film about a taxi driver with a disability who perceives the car as an extension of the body. His life changes after meeting with the escort Lisa: the girl is in danger, and only the main character can help her. The list of references includes "Drive", "Taxi Driver", "Text" and "Brother".

The film will be the directorial debut of Kirill Chemnitz, screenwriter Mikhail Zubko. The project is being produced by Dmitry Litvinov, Ilya Naishuller and Ekaterina Kononenko. All three produced The Young Man, and Naishuller is best known for directing the films Hardcore andNobody». At the presentation, they promised 25 minutes of “killer Naishuller action”.

The budget of the picture is 110 million rubles, the authors ask the Ministry of Culture for 50 million rubles. Filming is already underway, with a release scheduled for the second half of 2023.