Country/ies
Lithuania
Production
Giedre Zickyte
Editor
Length
83
Original Language
Original language
Status
Completed
Completed in
2020
Eurodoc Participant
Eurodoc Producer
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Year participation
2014
Distribution
It’s Thanksgiving Day, 1970, the Atlantic Ocean. A US patrol boat meets a Soviet fishing vessel. A Soviet sailor jumps across the icy water onto the American boat in a frantic bid for freedom. To his horror, and to the outcry of the world media, the Americans return him to the Soviets. Through rare archival footage and a dramatic, first-person re-enactment by the would-be defector, 86-year-old Simas Kudirka, we relive one of the most unpredictable Cold War muddles.
Festivals & Awards
2021 Salem Film Festival (USA) – Audience Award & SPECIAL JURY AWARD
2021 FIPADOC (France) – International Documentary
2020 Roma Film Festival (Italy)
2020 Warsaw Film Festival (Austria) - Best Documentary Award
2021 FIPADOC (France) – International Documentary
2020 Roma Film Festival (Italy)
2020 Warsaw Film Festival (Austria) - Best Documentary Award
Production & financial support