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入围2020年华沙电影节纪录片竞赛 In 1970 a Soviet fishing vessel was in Atlantic waters off the East Coast of the United States, in keeping with fishing rights. At one point, a US Coast Guard vessel approached the boat. As the commanders were holding talks, one of the sailors – radio operator Simas Kudirka – jumped from the Soviet boat, landed on the deck of the American vessel and desperately begged for asylum. This was the beginning of one of the biggest Cold War muddles. The Americans couldn’t grant Kudirka asylum, but they didn’t want to hand him over to the Soviets. Back home, he faced a court trial and a hefty sentence. The great battle for Simas began.