Happy End

Happy End (1935) is a Soviet sports drama you can watch online on iFILM. Director Pavel Kolomoytsev follows Marko, a factory welder who is certain that competitive sport has nothing to do with him.

Meeting Anya, an enthusiastic gymnastics instructor, changes his mind. Marko trains, wins the running title at the factory championship and earns a place at international competitions in Moscow. For a film made during the height of Soviet sporting propaganda, it is surprisingly personal: what moves Marko is not a slogan but a person. Stream Happy End (1935) on iFILM.