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200966 minGdocumentary

Cinetrain

200966 minGdocumentary

Six short stories form a documentary almanac that examines modern Russia through the perspectives of its residents and explorers.

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Evgeny Goryainov,

Andrei Tănase,

Dimitris Tolios,

Mónica Baptista

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Six short stories form a documentary almanac that examines modern Russia through the perspectives of its residents and explorers.

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Florian Krebsdirector

Evgeny Goryainovdirector

Andrei Tănase

Andrei Tănasedirector

Dimitris Toliosdirector

Mónica Baptistadirector

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A train travels through modern Russia as part of the "Kinopoezd: laboratory on wheels" project. Six short stories reflect on the theme "Where is the border of Europe." Each story offers perspectives from those living in Russia and those visiting. The project is a master class for young cinematographers. It aims to create a full-length documentary from these individual narratives. Cinetrain was released in 2009 and has a duration of 66 minutes.

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