

If you are looking for a fast-paced thriller, stay away from this one. You should only watch this if you have a thing for old Soviet industrial history or if you just like looking at 1930s textures. People who need a clear plot will probably get bored by the twenty-minute mark. It is mostly about building a dam. There...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Pavel Dolina

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"If you are looking for a fast-paced thriller, stay away from this one. You should only watch this if you have a thing for old Soviet industrial history or if you just like looking at 1930s textures. People who need a clear plot will probably get bored by the twenty-minute mark. It is mostly about building a dam. There is a lot of talk about the "rapid" and how to beat the water. It feels very heavy. Stepan Shkurat is in this, and he has one of those faces that looks like it was made out of a v..."
Maisky Mikhail
Soviet Union

