Salt pans at Xwejni Bay.

Fort Ross

How did Russia lose it's North American Lands?

Year

2014

directed by

Yuriy Moroz

starring

Maksim Matveev

Anna Starshenbaum

Maksim Vinogradov

Synopsis

The film follows a journalist named Dmitry (played by Maksim Matveev), who discovers a time-travel app on his phone. Along with his colleagues Fimka and Margo, they travel back to the early 19th century, specifically to the period when Fort Ross was a significant Russian outpost in Northern California. Their adventures involve encounters with pirates, historical figures, and cultural clashes between Russians and Spanish settlers.

Fort ross scenes on GOZO

A man and a woman on a scooter with a horse and cart in the background.
A man and a woman on a scooter with a horse and cart in the background.

Mixed modes of transport new Dwerja Tower.

Ramshackle buildings on a rock beach.
Ramshackle buildings on a rock beach.

Village set, Qbajjar Bay

Jeep driving on an elevated road, with a church bell in the foreground.
Jeep driving on an elevated road, with a church bell in the foreground.

Arriving in Dwerja Bay.

Village set built on salt pans.
Village set built on salt pans.

Village on Xwejni Salt Pans.

The shame on Dry land filming locations map