For the first time in the history of navigation, two Russian ships Vostok and Mirny reached the shores of Antarctica. The conquests of the Bellingshausen and Lazarev expedition were then questioned by the maritime powers. And now, in the 40s of the twentieth century, a young Leningrad scientist Golovin, who spent many years searching for expedition maps, discovers documents from the naval archive in the German-occupied territory...
Production
Genuinely convincing 1940s Leningrad under occupation.
Acting
Trofimov's trembling obsession carries the whole thing.
Director
Mikhail Vedyshev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during glasnost, this was part of a wave reclaiming suppressed Russian exploration history.
The actual 1819-1821 expedition is still disputed by British historians who credit Weddell instead.
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