1962 year. Cuban Missile Crisis. The world is on the brink of nuclear disaster. Khrushchev has no leverage over the stubborn commander. The only thing he could do was send someone to Cuba whom he trusted, someone who could convince Castro. This person was Anastas Mikoyan. He was accompanied on his mission by Roman Carmen, a legendary cameraman who filmed the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the Nuremberg Trials. Mikoyan's business trip lasted almost a month. Day after day, step by step, like a real psychologist, he talked with Castro and Che Guevara, listened to their calls to "die beautifully" and destroy the enemy with one blow, and tried to persuade Cuba to compromise to save the world. This film was born thanks to recently declassified documents.
A History of an Assignment
August 28, 2021
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Anastas Mikoyan
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Che Guevara
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Nepevny
Director
Vladimir Nepevny
Screenplay
Arsen Gottlieb
Producer
Vyacheslav Gajvoronsky
Original Music Composer
Nikolay Sudnik
Original Music Composer
Ivan Gusakov
Sound Director
Roman Karmen Jr.
Director of Photography