The film "Thank you for being alive" about Vladimir Vysotsky was released on the screens of cinemas on December 1. The main intrigue of the new picture is that it is not known who plays the singer himself. The actor's name is kept secret. And even in the credits, the real name of the hero of the tape is indicated - Vladimir Vysotsky.
This picture is the first feature film about Vysotsky, filmed 30 years after his death. The plot is based on real events from his life that happened on tour in Uzbekistan in 1979, when the artist's heart stopped. Also included in the picture are some scenes taken from other episodes of his life. The halo of mystery created around the tape lasted for almost a year. At the evening in memory of Vysotsky, the audience was shown a three-minute video, according to which it is impossible to guess who played Vladimir Semenovich. But even those who have already looked at the picture could not solve the mystery. Until now, this remains a mystery, but there are three main versions. Many believe that this is Sergei Bezrukov. This seems quite plausible, especially since this actor has already played famous poets - Pushkin, Yesenin. Although he appears in the role of Yura, it may be a deliberate move to divert attention. The second version is actor Vladimir Vdovichenkov. He is very similar to Vysotsky, although much taller than him. Another version - Vysotsky recreated using computer graphics. There have also been speculations about the participation of Alexei Kravchenko, Pavel Derevyanko, Andrei Sokolov, Andrei Smolyakov, Maksim Leonidov and even Nikita Dzhigurda, thanks to the work of the film's artist Pyotr Gorshenin. For more than six months he created the singer's makeup. First, a thin mask was made - a copy of the actor's face. They created the right face on it, observing all the nuances of facial expressions. Then the mold was removed from this sculpture and a complex multicomponent composition was poured into it. The result is a whole set of plastic parts. That is, the actor's make-up is not a mask, it consists of several parts, a separate lower part, nose and forehead. According to the creators of the picture, the actor's make-up took four to six hours a day. According to rumors, this was done in secret, even from the film crew, the actor had no right to appear unadorned. The role of Vladimir Vysotsky is voiced by Nikita Vysotsky.
