Aerograd
4.8/10
Rating
82 min
Runtime
1935
Release Year
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Director
Cast
Stepan Shahaida, Sergey Stolyarov, Stepan Shkurat, G. Tsoi, Nikon Tabunasov
Quick Synopsis
In Eastern Siberia, a newly established Russian outpost called Aerograd, which includes a strategically important airfield, faces the threat of a Japanese attack as tensions rise before World War II. The town's development is challenged not only by external military pressures but also by internal conflicts between the workers building the outpost and a local religious sect. These difficulties occur against a backdrop of strained relations between Russia and Japan, rooted in their history dating back to the Russo-Japanese War of 1905.
Detailed Synopsis of Aerograd
A Russian outpost in Eastern Siberia comes under threat of attack by the Japanese. Aerograd is a new town with a strategically located airfield of vital interest to the government. Work on the new outpost is complicated when tensions develop between workers and a religious sect. Relations between the two countries are further strained in the days before World War II, dating back to the Russo-Japanese War of 1905.
