Breakthrough (1986 film)
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| Russian | Прорыв |
| Directed by | Dmitri Svetozarov |
| Written by | Albina Schulgina |
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| Cinematography | Sergei Astakhov |
| Edited by | Eldar Shakhverdiyev |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Breakthrough (Russian: Прорыв, romanized: Proryv) is a 1986 Soviet disaster film directed by Dmitri Svetozarov.
The film shows a major accident that occurred during the construction of a tunnel leading to the fictional station Petrovskaya of Leningrad Metro. It is based on a similar accident in 1974, in the tunnel between stations Lesnaya and Ploschad Muzhestva, playing up its unique design and geological conditions.