The Red Arrow (1987)

The Red Arrow is the special train No.1 between Leningrad and Moscow. The film is set in the 1980s during perestroika in the Soviet Union. Valeriy Kropotov is CEO of a big industrial company in Leningrad who is crafty and successful in getting a major order from the Soviet Government: building an automated assembly line. But his style of management clashes with his subordinates, talented engineers. Their potential is strangled by Kropotov's manipulative control. The government order is not accomplished and Kropotov gets fired. He is rethinking his outdated business style while on the train No.1 to Moscow.

Released

1987-03-25

Genres

Drama, History

Runtime

92 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Iskander Khamrayev, Igor Sheshukov

TMDB rating

4.0/10 from 3 votes