In March 2017, director Stanislav Kapralov and producer Sergey Lavrenyuk began filming for the neo-noir mystical thriller. Filming took place in Kyiv, Lvov, New York, and several cities in Poland.
Arthur, a New York detective, receives an unusual letter from a Ukrainian university professor, who he has not seen for many years, as well as information about the professor's alleged suicide and the search for his daughter Lesya. He travels to Kyiv to investigate himself and save Arthur's own child from a teacher who played an important role in his life.
Omri Rose ("Justice League"), Elena Lavreniuk ("Dzidzio Double Bass," "Coffee with Cardamom"), Valeria Karaman ("The Lighthouse"), and Andrzej Zelinsky (TV series "Vataga," produced by HBO, played the lead actor in the film "The Pianist."
Omri Rose has been named screenwriter, along with Lubomir Levitsky, who planned to assume the role of director at the start of production, and Sergei Kastornykh.
Solar Media Entertainment (Ukraine), Bow And Axe (Poland), and FishCorb Films (USA) supported by the Ukrainian State Film Agency and the Polish Film Institute (PFA). The film's production costs UAH 66 million, of which Ukrainian state funding is UAH 22 million.
On April 20, 2023, 'Egregor' will be released in Ukrainian cinemas.
At the end of the teaser, it is noted that the tape was dedicated to actor Pavel Li and Alexander Suvorov, the director of pyrotechnic stunts who coordinated the film's production of "Egregor." Both died last year while defending Ukraine.
