Russian actor Mikhail Yefremov will join the theater troupe of pro-Kremlin filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov following his early release from prison on parole, Mikhalkov verified Friday.Yefremov, 61, was convicted in 2020 of killing a delivery chauffeur in a head-on accident while driving intoxicated in main Moscow.
He was sentenced to 8 years in a medium-security prison, later on minimized to seven and a half on appeal.A court approved the star parole in March, and he was released in early April.Yes, hes recuperating and we have an agreement, Mikhalkov told the state-run TASS news firm.
I genuinely hope he will join the theater team due to the fact that he remains an amazing star regardless of everything.On Thursday, the exiled broadcaster television Rain, mentioning a confidential source near to Yefremov, reported that Mikhalkov had actually helped help with the actors parole under the condition that he secure official work.
According to the report, Yefremov is needed to appear in a minimum of 2 plays as part of the terms.Mikhalkov did not specify when Yefremov would go back to the phase but stated he is anticipated to star in a theatrical adjustment of one of his films.Yefremov, long known for playing charismatic, typically inebriated characters, was a popular figure in Russian theater and film for decades before his conviction.Mikhalkov, 79, is an outspoken conservative and Orthodox Christian who often safeguards the Kremlin and slams the West on his state TV show.
He won an Academy Award in 1995 for Best Foreign Language Film for Burnt by the Sun.