Drama ·History · Soviet Union · 1987 · 1h 32m

The Red Arrow

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The Red Arrow poster
Director
Igor SheshukovIskander Khamrayev
Cast
Kirill Lavrov as CEO Valeri Petrovich Kropotov Elena Prudnikova as Valya Andrey Smirnov as Karandin Osvalds Bērziņš as Valdis Vladimir Eryomin as Savitsky Lyudmila Arinina as Natalia
Crew
Vladimir Burykin — Director of Photography Irina Gorokhovskaya — Editor Aleksandr Ozhegov — Writer Edgar Dubrovsky — Writer Yevgeni Gukov — Production Design
Synopsis

The Red Arrow is the special train No.1 between Leningrad and Moscow. The film is set in the 1980s during perestroika in the Soviet Union. Kropotov (Lavrov) is communist CEO of a big industrial company in Leningrad. He is crafty and successful in getting a major order from the Soviet Government; building an automated assembly line. But his style of management clashes with his subordinates, talented engineers. Their potential is strangled by Kropotov's manipulative control. The government order is not accomplished and Kropotov gets fired. He is rethinking his outdated business style while on the train No.1 to Moscow.

Mood & Themes
soviet unionperestroikacommunism1980strainssoviet politics
Key Collaborators
Igor Sheshukov Director Iskander Khamrayev Director Vladimir Burykin Director of Photography Irina Gorokhovskaya Editor Aleksandr Ozhegov Writer Edgar Dubrovsky Writer Yevgeni Gukov Production Design
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