
A History of an Assignment 2021
"One-on-one facing the threat of nuclear war"
Overview
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
Director: Vladimir Nepevny
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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)