Editing Sergei Bodrov Jr. (section)

=== ''The Messenger'' ===
In July 2002, Bodrov settled down to shoot his second film, with the working title ''The Messenger''. He characterized the movie in the following words: "Philosophic-mystical parable about the life of two friends. They are romantics, travelers, and venturers. Of course, there will be bandits, hostages, in general, all that accompanies us in life. The movie is called 'The Messenger' and I'm like a coffee in a carton in it: the author of a screenplay, stage manager and performer of the leading role."<ref>{{cite web|title = One of the last Sergei's interview
|url = http://www.sergei-bodrov.sitecity.ru/ltext_2112225905.phtml?p_ident=ltext_2112225905.p_3107232009|language=ru|access-date=2009-03-03}}</ref>''

The film crew arrived in [[Vladikavkaz]] in September, and on September 20 were filming the scenes in a women's penal colony in Vladikavkaz where they intended to shoot the scenes of the main character's return from the army. At approximately 7&nbsp;p.m., filming stopped due to poor lighting conditions. An [[Kolka–Karmadon rock ice slide|ice slide]] then occurred, where a block of ice fell from [[Mount Jimara]] onto the [[Kolka Glacier]], bringing with it mud and large boulders. This mudflow covered Karmadon Gorge, where the film crew were working. A massive search and rescue operation proved fruitless. 135 people were killed, including Bodrov.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aif.ru/culture/person/posledniy_epizod_bodrova_15_let_so_dnya_tragedii_v_karmadonskom_ushchele|title=Последний эпизод Бодрова. 15 лет со дня трагедии в Кармадонском ущелье|last=Shablinskaya|first=Olga|website=aif.ru|date=19 September 2017 |access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref> Russian television broadcast scenes of devastation from the landslide, which was triggered when around a third of the Maili glacier -- three million tons of ice, by one estimate -- swept 10 miles down a mountain gorge.<ref name=":0" />