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A History of an Assignment

A History of an Assignment

2021

N/R

Categories:

  • Documentary

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 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.

Vladimir Nepevny

Director, Screenplay

Arsen Gottlieb

Producer

Cast:

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  • Anastas Mikoyan

    Anastas Mikoyan

    Self (archive footage)
  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    Self (archive footage)
  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro

    Self (archive footage)
  • Nikita Khrushchev

    Nikita Khrushchev

    Self (archive footage)
  • Che Guevara

    Che Guevara

    Self (archive footage)