Subscribe RSSMOSCOW The Cannes jury will get the befall to judge Nikita Mikhalkovs Burnt by the Sun 2 this Saturday, as the director attempts to repeat the international success of the original shoot, but many wonder what the international reaction will be after the films mauling at the box office and by the press in Russia.
The jury will get to see a pared-down model of the film, two hours instead of the three hours that failed to inspire Russian moviegoers.
Despite masses of slavish publicity on declare television, Mikhalkovs wartime epic failed to convince local audiences and has made just over $7 million at the box aegis since its release April 22, meaning that it is unlikely to recoup its cost of close to $50 million.
Mikhalkov defended the murkiness in a news conference last week.
