This story began on the day when an unknown car enthusiast, Grigory Yakovlev, beat famous athletes in a car he had built himself. The head of the design bureau liked his car, who invited the young racing driver to his laboratory...
Practical Effects
Real custom-built race cars, no CGI nonsense
Acting
Aleksey Batalov's weary bureaucrat with buried warmth
Director
Dmitriy Svetozarov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the Soviet 'stagnation' period, this rare sports drama celebrates individual ingenuity while paradoxically requiring state blessing for success — the ultimate ideological tightrope.
Director Svetozarov was primarily a TV director; this theatrical release was considered a significant step up, though it remains virtually unknown outside former Soviet territories.
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