Under the Sign of Anchor

Under the Sign of Anchor

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 5, 2024

Runtime

0h 28m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

65%

Original Title

Під знаком якоря

Director

Taras Spivak

Description

The elite Kyiv Naval Political College operates in a city without access to the sea. The first Soviet aircraft carrier, the Kyiv, became the flagship of the Northern Fleet. The school's students, future political officers of the Soviet navy, go on a long navigation voyage; meanwhile, at their alma mater the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy opens. Focusing on the history of the institution's changing ideological functions, Under the Sign of Anchor explores the complex and sometimes paradoxical connections between war and culture, the Soviet past and the present. The film is based on materials from film archives from the time of the collapse of the USSR and the first years of Ukraine's independence.