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Flight 222 (1985)

Flight 222 poster
Original title
Рейс 222
Directed by
Sergey Mikaelyan
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
2h 10m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet ballet dancer decides to defect during an international flight. The film focuses on the emotional weight of his choice and the reactions of the crew and passengers around him.

tensemelancholicslow-burndramaticintrospectivebittersweetrealisticemotional

What happens

Flight 222 (Russian: Рейс 222, romanized: Reis 222) is a 1985 Soviet docu-drama film directed by Sergei Mikaelyan. It is loosely based about the incidents during the defection of ballet dancer Alexander Godunov in 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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