''Flight 222'' () is a 1985 Soviet Union, Soviet Docudrama, docu-drama film directed by Sergei Mikaelyan. It is loosely based about the :ru:Инцидент с Ил-62 в Нью-Йорке, incidents during the defection of ballet dancer Alexander Godunov in 1979.

Plot

The film is set in New York City, based on the incident during defection of Alexander Godunov. Irina (Larisa Polyakova) is a part of a Soviet ice dancing tour on a visit to New York along with her husband. When Soviet authorities hear about her husband's defection, they put her on a plane to Moscow. However, Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Immigration Service stop the flight insisting that she is being taken out of the United States against her will. Irina's plane to Moscow awaits permission for take-off until a meeting is arranged with her husband at the airport.

Cast

*Larisa Polyakova as Irina Panina, skater *Yury Schadrin as Ivan K., aircraft commander *Vilnis Bekeris as Michael Drake, employee of the United States Department of State, US State Department *Valentin Bukin as Fedor, Head of Glaucus *Aivars Siliņš :lv:Aivars Siliņš, lv as Forrest, an employee of the US State Department

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* 1985 drama films 1985 films Drama films based on actual events Films directed by Sergei Mikaelyan Lenfilm films Russian aviation films Russian drama films Soviet drama films Russian-language drama films 1980s Soviet films 1980s Russian-language films {{1980s-USSR-film-stub