The Train to Grozny
General Information
- Original Title
- Sporen van beschaving - De trein naar Grozny
- Author/Creator
- de Boer, Leo, director
- Language
- Russian.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Netherlands : 2000.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (53 mins.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_10000877
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- On 25 March 2000, the day Putin is elected president of Russia, film maker Leo de Boer and his interpreter Masja Novikova, carrying two small DV cameras, take the train from Moscow to the Caucasus, towards Chechnya, to the 'rumbling belly' of the Russian Empire. 'Maybe we'll find some answers on the way', explains de Boer. Encounters with Caucasian and Russian fellow travellers lead to heated discussions about the reason for the Chechen war. When the track ends, de Boer and Novikova are forced to look for other means of transport. They finally reach the devastated city of Grozny by using taxis, helicopters and tanks. Only to find out there are no answers, only questions.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- The Train to Grozny
Holdings
| Item Type |
Current Location |
Call Number |
Status |
Shelving Location |
Public Note |
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 5383 | Available | | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 5383 | Available | | Access Copy, MP4 format |