Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole (1990)

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.

Release Date : Mar 25, 1990

Runtime : 24m

Genre : Comedy  

Companies : Lenfilm

Countries : Soviet Union

Keywords : satire, soviet realism, short film