Flight 222 (film)
| Flight 222 (Рейс 222) | |
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| Directed by | Sergei Mikaelyan |
| Written by | Sergei Mikaelyan |
| Starring |
Larisa Polyakova Nikolai Kochnev Aleksandr Kolesnikov |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Flight 222 (Russian: Рейс 222, translit. Reis 222) is a 1985 drama film [1] broadly based about the incidents during the defection of Alexander Godunov.[2][3] It was directed by Sergei Mikaelyan and produced by Lenfilm.
Plot
The film is set in New York, based on the incident during defection of Alexander Godunov. Irina (Larisa Polyakova) a part of a Soviet ice dancing tour on a visit to New York along with her husband. When Soviet authorities hear about her husband's defection, they put her on a plane to Moscow. However, U.S. Immigration Service stop the flight insisting that she is being taken out of USA against her will. Irina’s plane to Moscow awaits permission for take-off until a meeting is arranged with her husband at the airport.