Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for archival Soviet footage or you’re a history nerd who really loves the aesthetic of early power grids. If you go in looking for a narrative or anything resembling a modern documentary, you're going to be bored to tears. It’s a total time capsule. People w...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for archival Soviet footage or you’re a history nerd who really loves the aesthetic of early power grids. If you go in looking for a narrative or anything resembling a modern documentary, you're going to be bored to tears. It’s a total time capsule. People who hate dry, rhythmic montage work should stay far, far away. There’s this one sequence where the camera just sits on a group of young workers. You can tell they aren't quite sure..."
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