But there was real-life tragedy shortly after filming ended when one of its stars, 15-year-old actor Vladimir Girin, drowned in the lake where some scenes were set.

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One of the challenges of being an actor on the international stage, particularly when you're traveling to such a sensitive part of the world, is that your comments are very closely scrutinized for meaning, for nuance, for motivation.

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At one time, when Coleman was on top of the world, he'd hoped to be a great actor like his hero, Sidney Poitier, according to People.

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