Marina's Destiny (Russian: Судьба Марины, romanized: Sud’ba Mariny) is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Viktor Ivchenko.
On the very first evening, Terentiy asks for a divorce, claiming that she is no longer his equal, that he has spiritually and intellectually outgrown her, and that he cannot bury his talent in the earth.
The kolkhoz management appoints her as the leader of a new team within the collective farm, allowing her to move her experiments from the laboratory to the field.
Marina’s team achieves success, harvesting a rich crop of beets (905 centners per hectare) with increased sugar content.
As a result of her significant achievements in agriculture, Marina Panasivna is awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor.