Force Majeure

A film about a Soviet naval officer, captain of the third rank Valery Sablina, who on November 8, 1975 tried to hijack a large anti-submarine ship "Sentinel" of the Baltic Fleet to Sweden. Sincerely believing in the ideals of communism, V. Sablin tried to find an opportunity to criticize the political and economic situation in the USSR. With the help of aviation, the attempted hijacking was suppressed. Sablin was arrested and shot. The direct participants of those events take part in the film: the former midshipman of the ship "Sentinel" V. Boroda, the sailor of the "Sentry" A. Shein, convicted of mutiny for 8 years in prison, brothers V. Sablin - B. and N. Sablins, uncle V. Sablina - a retired officer L.L. Sablin. Part 1 City of Leningrad. Stele in memory of the cruiser "Aurora" on the embankment of the Red Fleet. The inscription on the stele: "On October 25 (November 7), 1917, facing this place, the cruiser Aurora, with the thunder of her cannons aimed at the Winter Palace, announced on October 25 the beginning of a new era of the Great Socialist Revolution." Embankment in Leningrad. Peter-Pavel's Fortress. Hermitage building. Valery Sablin on the ship (photo). Warships in the port. The train passes over the railway bridge over the river. Military parade: rocket launchers are passing by, a column of sailors and cadets of a military school are passing by. The parade commander in the car drives around the troops in the parade. Former midshipman of the ship "Sentinel" V. Boroda talks about the events of November 7-9, 1975 (sinhr.) V. Boroda's wife and son are listening. Part 2 Continuation of V. Boroda's story about the trial of the "rebels" (sinhr.). The wife of the former midshipman of the ship "Sentinel" V. Boroda recalls that her husband was looking for her relatives after these events for 2 years (sync .. behind the scenes). Sailor "Sentry" A. Shein, convicted of mutiny for 8 years in prison, meets with his brother V. Sablin - BN Sablin, recalls the events of November 1975 (sinhr.). B.N. Sablin says his brother did not break his oath (sinhr.) Deck gunfire. Part 3 Continuation of A. Shein's story (sinhr.). Uncle V. Sablin - a retired officer L.L. Sablin, brother of V. Sablin - N. Sablin talk about Valeria Sablin (sinhr.). Photos of V. Sablin for different years. Part 4 Photos of V. Sablin from the family album. Photos of V. Sablin's parents. Semi-sunken hovercraft near the shore. Shells, mussels on the bottom of the ship. Air bombs are falling from a military plane.

B&W

1085,2

1990