Superman: Red Son

Superman: Red Son

The cold war is heating up.

PG-13 2020 · 84 min · ★ 7.1 · Science Fiction, Animation, Action

Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism.

Directed by Sam Liu · Written by J. M. DeMatteis

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