Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole
6.2
March 25, 1990
24m
Comedy
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.
Directed by: Maxim Pezhemsky
