Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole (1990)

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.

Released March 25, 1990 24 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Short

Keywords: tmdb.satire, tmdb.soviet-realism, tmdb.short-film, mdblist.imdb-short

Production Companies: Lenfilm

Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian