Into Oblivion

  • 52'
  • Czech Republic
  • 2011
With a single pencil stroke, Stalin indicated the line where he wanted a railway through the inhospitable frozen landscape. For four years, 80.000 Gulag prisoners were put to work in horrendous conditions. The death of Stalin was their liberation. Špidla goes looking for witnesses from that period.


  • 52'
  • Czech Republic
  • 2011
Director
Šimon Špidla
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Czech Republic
Year
2011
Festival Edition
IFFR 2012
Length
52'
Medium
HDcam
Original title
Mrtvá trat
Language
Russian
Producer
Pavel Bercik
Production Company
Evolution Films
Sales
Evolution Films
Screenplay
Šimon Špidla
Editor
Šimon Špidla
Website
http://www.evolutionfilms.cz/article/show/id/45
Director
Šimon Špidla
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Czech Republic
Year
2011
Festival Edition
IFFR 2012
Length
52'
Medium
HDcam
Original title
Mrtvá trat
Language
Russian
Producer
Pavel Bercik
Production Company
Evolution Films
Sales
Evolution Films
Screenplay
Šimon Špidla
Editor
Šimon Špidla
Website
http://www.evolutionfilms.cz/article/show/id/45