Brief description of the series "Witch Doctor". Actors and roles

Betrayal very much hurts the heart, but betrayal of the closest and dearest people - a hundred times more painful. Directed by Vyacheslav Nikiforov, the series "Witch Doctor" was created, the actors of this project perfectly coped with the work. The story of Konstantin Razin immediately appealed to the audience. Because of the betrayal of Kostya's relatives, all life went somersault. The creators of the film successfully embodied on the screens conceived, as a result turned out to be a fascinating crime series "The Witch Doctor", actors and roles forced viewers to freeze from the anticipation of viewing each next series, they came out on screens as many as sixteen.

The series "Witch Doctor": description

A young resuscitator with good perspectives Konstantin Razin lived like millions of other people. At work full order, the house is met by the faithful beautiful wife, in the house of prosperity, a country house outside the city. But all this idyll evaporated after a miserable trip to the country site.

At night, a neighbor was killed and robbed on a suburban site. Razin was charged with murder, which he did not commit. His wife did not confirm his alibi, Kostya is in the "Crosses".

Cellmates helped him figure out who had framed him, and this was another blow. Wife and brother arranged the whole story and became the real executors of the crime, for which Znakhar (so Razin nicknamed in the remand prison) went to the zone. Many had to endure the guy, but the firmness of the spirit and the skills of the doctor helped him to find friends in prison and escape. The great desire to take revenge has not given rest recently to a successful doctor and a happy husband who suddenly became a criminal.

"Witch Doctor": actors and roles

Operators work at the highest level! All the other participants of the project also invested their money, thanks to which the series "Znahar" was rewarded with such success , the actors were selected professionally, both the first plan and the second one:

- Armands Neilands-Jaunzems - Konstantin Razin ("Znahar" before the operation);
- Yuri Baturin - Denis Seltzov ("Witch Doctor" after plastics);
- Alexandra Florinskaya - Lina (wife of Kostya Razin);
- Vyacheslav Kulakov - the brother of Znahar, Lina's lover;
- Evgeny Leontiev - Bakhva (authority in the criminal world);
- Mari Burenkova - Nastia (daughter of the Old Believers);

- Lyudmila Zaitseva - mother Melanya.

Konstantin Razin (Armands Neilands-Jaunzems)

In the crime drama Znahar, the actors played the first series together with Armands Neilands-Jaunzems, who played the protagonist - Znahar before the surgery to change the appearance. This talented actor comes from Riga. I decided to enter the theater world, having received the diploma of Shchukinsky Theater School. Unfortunately, Armands died tragically in 2010.

Denis Seltzov (Yuri Baturin)

After the departure of the first performer of the main role in the series "Witch Doctor", the actors accepted Yuri Baturin as their colleague. Yuri played Kostya Razin in a new guise and with a new name - Denis Seltzov. Garter on the eye did not spoil the actor, he introduced the audience to his hero intelligent, educated and charming. At the same time, Seltsov did not show weakness and uncertainty, he was well aware of what a terrible world plunged into. When Baturin was offered to play in this series, he agreed without delay, the role got used so that it was impossible to understand that he was playing some other person. Looking at the scenes from the film with his participation, it seems that Yuri is playing himself.

"Witch Doctor" (TV series): actors of the second plan

Among the actors of the second plan, I would like to single out Yevgeny Leontiev, who played the role of the criminal authority of Bakhva. Leontiev very plausibly displayed on the screen a criminal with experience. Rod Eugene from Klaipeda, lived an interesting life, playing in the theater and acting in film. In 2010 Leontiev died in Minsk.

Borya's wife - Lina - was played by Alexander Florinskaya. Sasha was born in an acting family, her grandfather - director Lev Tsutsulkovsky, and grandmother - actress Elena Florinskaya. Alexandra is very beautiful. After graduating from the Theater Academy, she worked as a model, in 1997 she was awarded the title of vice-miss of Russia. In addition, the actress had time to be the face of the company that produces cosmetics "Northern Lights". Played in the theater of Roman Viktyuk.

Vyacheslav Kulakov, who framed his brother, killing a neighbor in the country, graduated from the Moscow Art Theater, in addition to the acting profession, he plays sports. He has two black belts over mokurok and aikido.

The actors of the film "The Witch Doctor" were happy to work with such a famous actress as Lyudmila Zaitseva. She played mother Melanju, an old-school doctor who knew about herbs and could treat people. The heroine of Zaitseva is devoted to her faith and family, for her and her husband, above all the behests of ancestors. But when the life of a person is at stake, they can not refuse to help, despite the fact of what kind of religion they are. In 1989, Lyudmila Vasilievna was awarded the title "People's Artist of the RSFSR".

Interesting facts about the show

During the time the "Witch Doctor" was shot, there were many difficult scenes for the actors. Explosions, falls, shooting underwater, terrible and dangerous dungeons - in all the above subjects, the actors were shot without doubles. As the project participants recall, everyone got bruises and bruises.

Yuri Baturin, whose growth is almost two meters, specifically learned to fight on Arab daggers.

Armands Neilands-Jaunzems also received in full during the filming of stories about escaping from prison. The actor had a hard time among the harsh nature - they would throw them into the swamp, then they would buy it in the dirt, then they would give the horse a shy ...

All the efforts of the film crew were rewarded with full recognition of the audience, the series turned out remarkable with all the attributes of an action movie.