USSR (Russia), 1988, 19mn 
documentary
Kazennaya doroga
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Казенная дорога

 

 State Road

 La Route publique

 
Companies : Leningrad Studio of Documentary Film (LSDF)
 
Site : Kino-teatr

Plot synopsis
In a narrow railway carriage people travel across the vast country. Outside its windows, villages, towns, cemeteries, forests and factories drift by. Inside, passengers drink tea, sleep and engage in endless conversations. The camera moves from one open-berth compartment to another, gradually turning the journey into a strange voyage with no obvious destination. Where does this route begin and end? Who is driving the train? And where is it going at all?
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Message to Man : International Short, Documentary and Animated Film Festival, St Petersburg (Russia), 2026

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