Lithuania / Latvia / France,
2020, 85 min
Directed by:
Giedre ZickyteScreenplay:
Giedre ZickyteComposer:
Kipras MasanauskasCast:
Ralph W. Eustis, Daiva Kezys, Henry Kissinger, Simas Kudirka, Grazina Paegle, Paul E. Pakos, Paul S. ZumbakisVOD (1)
Plots(1)
It's Thanksgiving Day, 1970, the Atlantic Ocean. A US patrol boat meets a Soviet fishing vessel. Suddenly, a Lithuanian 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. (HBO Europe)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Warsaw International Film Festival
- 2020 - Giedre Zickyte (Best Documentary Feature)
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
- 2020 - Giedre Zickyte (Testimonies: Best Film)