Three Heroines

(1938)

★ 9.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1938

Runtime: 20 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Елизавета Свилова, Дзига Вертов

Plot

Follows the legendary female pilots Raskova, Osipenko, and Grisodubova in their failed but magnificent attempt to make the first nonstop trans-Siberian flight. Using documentary reenactments, Vertov depicts the flight, the crash, the rescue, and the women’s heroic return to Moscow, where crowds shower them with flowers, and leaders with speeches.