The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

In this tense drama set during the Cold War, a Soviet submarine becomes stranded on a sandbar near the shoreline of an isolated New England island. The commander, desperate to avoid an international crisis, tasks Lieutenant Rozanov with securing their escape from this perilous situation. As time runs out and tensions escalate, Rozanov cautiously reaches out to the local community, forming alliances with a resourceful police chief and an imaginative television writer on vacation. Facing the challenges of navigating unfamiliar waters and dealing with the islanders' skepticism and apprehension about Communist infiltration, Lieutenant Rozanov devises a cunning plan to present the crew as Norwegian sailors. As the submarine remains trapped and the stakes grow higher, the film delves into themes of trust, deception, and the powerful impact of human connection amidst global political turmoil.