{{Infobox film | name = Lord of the Wind | image = | caption = | director = Igor Voloshin | producer = {{Plainlist| * Fyodor Bondarchuk * Denis Baglay * Mikhail Vrubel * Aleksandr Andryushchenko * Vadim Vereshchagin * Yuliana Slashcheva * Lika Blank * Anton Sirenko * Olga Filipuk * Pavel Gorin * Elena Bystrova * Antonina Li }} | writer = {{Plainlist| * Andrey Zolotarev * Oleg Malovichko * Igor Voloshin * Ksenia Miroshnik }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Fyodor Bondarchuk * Anna Mikhalkova * Evgeniy Tkachuk * Andrey Burkovsky * Daniil Vorobyov }} | music = Alexey Rybnikov | cinematography = Mikhail Milashin | editing = | studio = {{Plainlist| * Vodorod Film Company * Art Pictures Studio * Central Partnership Productions * Gorky Film Studio * Cinema Fund }} | distributor = Central Partnership | runtime = 94 minutes | released = {{Film date|2023|10|5|Russia}} | country = Russia | language = Russian | budget = ₽850 million | gross = $5.6 million<ref>https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt23050038/?ref_=bo_rl_ti</ref> }}
'''''Lord of the Wind''''' ({{langx|ru|Повелитель ветра}}) is a 2023 Russian biographical adventure film directed by Igor Voloshin, dedicated to the famous Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov’s round-the-world flight in a hot air balloon in 2016, the film stars Fyodor Bondarchuk and Anna Mikhalkova.<ref>[https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6252408 Заветренное поведение]</ref><ref>[https://ria.ru/20231005/konyukhov-1899288263.html Федор Конюхов — о фильме "Повелитель ветра", новых рекордах и поражениях]</ref>
This film was theatrically released on October 5, 2023.<ref>[https://rg.ru/2023/09/30/piat-prichin-posmotret-film-povelitel-vetra-gde-fedor-bondarchuk-sygral-fedora-koniuhova.html Пять причин посмотреть фильм "Повелитель ветра", где Федор Бондарчук сыграл Федора Конюхова]</ref>
== Plot == The film follows the extraordinary life of Fyodor Konyukhov, a renowned Russian explorer and record-breaking adventurer, driven by an unwavering passion for discovery. Konyukhov embarks on a daring expedition to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon.<ref>[https://www.kinoafisha.info/movies/8354436/ Повелитель ветра, 2023]</ref>
Known for achieving 25 world records and completing over fifty expeditions, including five global circumnavigations and seventeen transatlantic crossings, Konyukhov sets out on this ambitious journey, planning to complete his round-the-world flight in 11 days. Supported by a dedicated team who prepare for potential challenges, Konyukhov remains aware of the hazards of such an unpredictable endeavor.
Amidst the flight, the balloon encounters a hurricane. Despite the immense danger, Konyukhov persists with courage and resolve, determined to achieve his goal and return safely to those anxiously following his progress.
== Cast == * Fyodor Bondarchuk as Fyodor Konyukhov * Anna Mikhalkova as Irina Konyukhova * Evgeniy Tkachuk as Oskar Konyukhov * Andrey Burkovsky as Sergey Rakitin * Daniil Vorobyov as Nikita Golubev * Dmitry Kalikhov as Kolya Konyukhov, a boy * Anna Godo as Anna Konyukhova * Edward Opp as Don Cameron * Ruslan Bankovsky as a news anchor
== Production == The production of the film was carried out by such film companies as Art Pictures Studio, Vodorod Film Company, and Central Partnership Productions, with the support of the TV channels Russia 1, STS and the Cinema Fund.
Some episodes were filmed in the Republic of Dagestan, there are locations whose landscape is reminiscent of the area from where Konyukhov’s round-the-world trip started in 2016.
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=23050038}}
Category:2020s adventure drama films Category:2023 biographical drama films Category:2023 films Category:Adventure films based on actual events Category:Russian adventure drama films Category:Russian biographical drama films Category:Russian nonlinear narrative films Category:Films set in 2016 Category:Films shot in the North Caucasus Category:2023 adventure films Category:2023 Russian films Category:2023 Russian-language films Category:Films scored by Alexey Rybnikov Category:Russian-language adventure drama films Category:Russian-language biographical drama films Category:Films directed by Igor Voloshin