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Release Date:
November 27, 2013
Original Title:
Il treno va a Mosca
Alternate Titles:
The Train to Moscow
The Train to Moscow- A Journey to Utopia
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Apapaja
Kiné
Vezfilm
Production Countries:
Italy | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: 18+ RO: 18+
Runtime: 70
In the aftermath of Stalin’s death, three Italian communists engage in a trip to the Soviet Union to challenge their utopia with an 8mm camera. In 1957, Sauro, Luigi and Enzo all live in Alfonsine, a small town in Italy ruled like a miniature Soviet Union by the Italian Communist Party. As many communists in the West, they dream of the Soviet Union, and hope for the great Revolution. But with the wind of reform and self-criticism blowing through the Eastern Bloc after the death of Stalin the image of the Soviet Union as the workers’ paradise begins to crumble. They therefore decide to travel to the USSR to find out what is true and what is false in this supposed land of milk and honey. They film their entire journey with their 8mm camera. Through this invaluable personal archive, our film tells the hopes, disappointments and challenges of three young men faced with the reality of what seemed to be a utopia come true.
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Associate Producer:
Simone Bachini
Cinematography:
Andrea Vaccari
Enzo Pasi
Sauro Ravaglia
Luigi Pattuelli
Marcello Dapporto
Director:
Federico Ferrone
Michele Manzolini
Editor:
Sara Fgaier
Music:
Francesco Serra
Producer:
Federico Ferrone
Francesco Ragazzi
Michele Manzolini
Claudio Giapponesi
Screenplay:
Jaime P. Cousido
Denver M. Beattie
Michele Manzolini
Federico Ferrone
Sound Designer:
Diego Schiavo
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