In April 2016, the Russian film “The Crew” was released with Danila Kozlovsky and Vladimir Mashkov in the lead roles. Since then, the number of fans of the remake has only increased. The famously twisted plot keeps you in suspense throughout the film. And spectacular disaster scenes and professional stunts fascinate the audience. The film was shot in the best traditions of Hollywood.
Dead island
In the blockbuster, the crew must get to the volcanic island of Canva. Pilots must take on board all Russian citizens resting there. The fact is that the island of Canvu is on the verge of destruction. A volcano dozing for a long time woke up. According to experts, lava should flood the entire territory and no living creature will have a chance to survive. Thanks to the heroic actions of the pilots, they manage to save everyone, the plane takes off along the already collapsing runway from the cannon-laden Canva Airport (KANWOO).
Mythical island
Many spectators, leaving the cinema hall, asked themselves questions: is it possible to actually perform tricks performed by the hero of Danila Kozlovsky, and is there really Canvu Island and the airport at which such a tragedy occurred. The most curious began searching on the map and on the Internet.
The film indicates that the unfortunate piece of land is one of the Aleutian islands, has a volcanic origin. He is inhabited - there is a small settlement and an airport.
But on the map among the Aleutian Islands there is no object with a similar or consonant name. This is the fiction of the scriptwriters who came up with the plot. So no one can really go to the island of Canva. Photos that can be found on the Internet are shots from a popular movie.
Secrets of filming
In the picture, the capital airport appearing in the frame is Vnukovo. But the scenery of the facade of the Canva Airport terminal was built on the territory of the LII named after Gromov in Zhukovsky. And the internal premises were arranged at the studio "Glavkino" in the suburbs. The film crew worked in five pavilions.
The filmmakers say that the eruption and earthquake scenes were shot for several weeks. And I had to work only at night to achieve a realistic picture.
The heroes of the tape when working on the images had to take several lessons of air piloting, work on simulators. All devices in the frame are real and their readings are real. A special computer program set the parameters of the “flight”.
The scenery of the aircraft used in the film was built at a height of 6 meters. They were held and driven by hydraulic devices that realistically simulated the behavior of the liner in extreme conditions.
The filmmakers to the question: “Where is Canvu Island?” told that the shooting of mythical land was carried out in the mountainous terrain of Crimea. "Africa" was filmed in November.
So you should not turn the globe and study the map with a magnifying glass in search of the island of Canvu - it simply is not there.
Similar name
In the Yellow Sea there is a small island with a similar name Kanghwado. In Russian sounding, its name is pronounced “Kanghvado,” but many call it “Canva,” which is similar to that mentioned in the film. But apart from the name, he has no other similarities with the cinematic island. There is no volcano. There is no airport, because it is impossible to build a runway because of the very rugged terrain.
This small patch of land near Seoul has many UNESCO-protected attractions. In particular, there is an ancient Buddhist building - the temple of Chonsus. Local legend says that in ancient times, the great Tangun Wangom made sacrifices here to the gods. On the altar shed blood not only sacrificial animals, but also people.
Even on the island of Canva there are many dolmens, which experts attribute to the Bronze Age. These structures are protected by UNESCO since the second half of the XX century.
So, we can confidently say that the island of Canvu is the fiction of the scriptwriters. A similar name for a geographical object on the map can be found, however, at the other end of the earth. But Canvas Airport does not exist at all.
Despite the fact that the scene is fictional, the film is very popular among fans of this genre.