Vladimir Etush who played Saahov in the original movie plays here a character with the same now, which was updated to the modern times.
The movie was produced at the same time as the movie Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (2014), which was also a remake of Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967).
Unlike the original movie from 1967 this movie was actually filmed at the actual Caukausus mountains instead of Krim Island.