Famous actor Yegor Beroev to play legendary Nikita Simonyan in new drama "Golden Double" (PHOTO)

The actor himself announced his participation in the project and shared the first frames from the set

The project will be dedicated to the legendary victory of the USSR national football team at the 1956 Olympics

Famous actor Yegor Beroev will play football player, coach, and head coach of the USSR national football team Nikita Simonyan in the new drama "Golden Double". The actor himself announced his participation in the project and shared the first frames from the set.

The script was written based on the book "Goalkeeper of the Republic" by Lev Kassil, the central character of the film is goalkeeper Lev Yashin. The events of the film will cover the period from 1949 to 1956.

Filming has already begun, the premiere of the project is scheduled for the spring of 2023.