In the mid-50s of the last century, at the dawn of the Khrushchev thaw, an unknown young director Grigory Chukhrai quickly and daringly broke into Soviet cinema, with a debut film, "Forty-first", which caused a sensation . Then, one after another, "The Ballad of a Soldier", "Clear Sky", the films became a real breakthrough in historical and artistic truth and an example of civilian courage.
Winner of the Lenin Prize, People's Artist of the USSR, Grigory Chukhrai is one of the most respected screen masters in the world.
