The Train to Moscow (2013)
Overview
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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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 0.444 |
Directed By
Federico Ferrone
Michele Manzolini
Crew
Andrea Vaccari
Federico Ferrone
Michele Manzolini
Enzo Pasi
Sara Fgaier
Federico Ferrone
Jaime P. Cousido
Michele Manzolini
Francesco Ragazzi
Denver M. Beattie
Sauro Ravaglia
Federico Ferrone
Luigi Pattuelli
Francesco Serra
Michele Manzolini
Federico Ferrone
Marcello Dapporto
Diego Schiavo
Francesco Ragazzi
Michele Manzolini
Simone Bachini
Claudio Giapponesi
TOP CAST
Sauro Ravaglia
Self (archive footage)
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