Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole

Release Date: 1990-03-25

Runtime: 24 minutes

Rating: 6.2/10

Overview:

A satiric comedy which dissects the iconography of the 'Soviet Hero'. Original footage of a propaganda film from 1941 is the starting point for this parody of the ideological cliches of Soviet cinema. It follows the story of a Russian crew across the North Pole.

Genres: Comedy