Awards : Prix de la meilleure image au Festival du Caucase et de l’Ukraine à Kiev, 1969
Plot synopsis
A passenger ship, which was going from America to Odessa, after several days of bad weather enters calm waters. The captain suddenly learns that a fire has broken out in the hold. To avoid panic, he orders the officer on duty to keep the information secret and to do everything to distract the passengers. The officer then announces that the next day is the captain's party ("angel day") and that everyone must get ready to go on an excursion in the lifeboats in the morning. In the morning everyone is ready and that's when the captain reveals the truth.