International crew arrives in Serbia
Following the completion of the first part of filming in Spain, the creative crew of the series entitled The Scar continues the shooting on sites in Serbia as well. The arrival of the crew of the series made in partnership with Telekom Srbija, Amazon Prime Video and TV Espana, has elicited great attention from the local public.
“As already announced, the first stage of the Belgrade shooting of the Scar has been launched. The cooperation between Serbia and Spain in the field of cinematography and cooperation between Telekom Srbija, Amazon Prime Video and TV Espana further raised the standard and credibility of Telekom Srbija's strategy in the field of feature content production. A clear vision followed by vast efforts and work resulted in such a large project and brought globally famous partners. This will give Serbian actors and the entire creative industry an opportunity to gain new experiences and present themselves to international audiences. We continue to expand international partnerships and to completely transform and promote Serbian cinematography after decades of neglect," the Head of Telekom Srbija's Multimedia Division, Aleksandra Martinović, said and stressed the importance of international cooperation with distinguished partners.
Miguel Angel Vivas, one of the directors of the series under whose direction the filming is produced in this country, who is also one of the directors of the series “La casa de papel”, had this to say: “When I look at everything that surrounds me, I realize that here everything is completely different from what I can experience in Spain. The crew is brilliant, both professionally and privately. Goran, Milena, Stefan and all the other participating actors are fantastic. I’d like to congratulate the local casting director for selecting so many talented actors; working with them is so easy," he said.
In an exciting thriller, the first coproduction between Serbia and Spain, Milena Radulović plays the main part. She said that the role of Irina was life-changing.
“I am greatly honoured that such a serious team decided that I should interpret the lead role, that of Irina. This is my first leading role in a series, which is a major challenge and responsibility. I received combat training; when acting I use Russian and Spanish, which I learnt to speak specifically for this project," she said.
Apart from Milena, a second leading role was entrusted to Juanlo Gonzalez, one of the most famous Spanish actors of the younger generation. The Serbian cast of the Scar includes Goran Šušljik, Stefan Kapičić and Mladen Sovilj. In a statement to Tanjug TV Šušljik said that Serbian cinematography had made a significant progress in the past ten years, that working on that project was an opportunity for local professionals from the industry to demonstrate what they knew and that in no way did they lag behind other world productions.
The project will be led by the production companies, Plano a Plano and Dopamine, with Asacha Media Group and Adrenalin of Serbia as executive producers.
The plot of the Scar portrays the fate of a young and smart Simon (Gonzales) who is on the road of selling his algorithm to a large corporation and becoming a billionaire. However, devoid of social skills, lonely and inexperienced, he joins a dating application. That’s where he meets young and mysterious Ukrainian girl Irina (Radulović) and falls head over heels in love. Irina decides to leave her country for Spain carrying inside a dark secret and a single goal – to exact revenge.
The passionate love story that begins as a network of lies will finally change the fate of the two main protagonists. The entire script is based on the best-seller by Juan Gomes-Jurado, so that it is almost certain that once its tv screening is launched, the Scar will notch up international success and popularity.
