A History of an Assignment
2021
Documentary
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Cast
Anastas Mikoyan as Self (archive footage)
Che Guevara as Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro as Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage)
Crew
Roman Karmen Jr. (Director of Photography)
Nikolay Sudnik (Original Music Composer)
Vyacheslav Gajvoronsky (Original Music Composer)
Arsen Gottlieb (Producer)
Vladimir Nepevny (Screenplay)
Ivan Gusakov (Sound Director)
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