Highway (1983)

Original title

Магистраль

Directed by

Viktor Tregubovich

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A railroad station master struggles to keep operations running smoothly under pressure from superiors and a looming deadline. The film shows the daily challenges and conflicts of Soviet railway workers.

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What happens

Magistral (Russian: Магистраль) is a 1983 Soviet railroad drama film based on the book "Zharkie peregony" by Vladimir Barabashov and directed by Viktor Tregubovich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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