The Jump

The Jump
Director
Giedrė Žickytė
Country
Lithuania, Latvia, France
Year
2020
Genre
Documentary
Scriptwriters
Giedrė Žickytė
Production
MOONMAKERS
https://www.metfilmsales.com/the-jump

Storyline

It’s Thanksgiving Day, 1970, the Atlantic Ocean. A US patrol boat meets a Soviet fishing vessel. A Soviet sailor jumps across the icy water onto the American boat in a frantic bid for freedom. To his horror, and to the outcry of the world media, the Americans return him to the Soviets. Through rare archival footage and a dramatic, first-person re-enactment by the would-be defector, 86-year-old Simas Kudirka, we relive one of the most unpredictable Cold War muddles.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

DocsBarcelona - International Documentary Film Festival 2021
Panorama Official Section