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BAM (2008)

BAM poster
Directed by
Jouni Hiltunen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Estonia, Russia, Finland
Runtime
1h 11m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is a documentary about Soviet Komsomol workers and their dream to build a railway between Lake Baikal and the Amur River. It follows the planning and construction of that railway line.

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What happens

BAM on vuonna 2008 valmistunut suomalais-virolainen dokumenttielokuva venäläisten komsomoltyöläisten haaveesta rakentaa rautatie Baikalin ja Amurin välille. Elokuvan on käsikirjoittanut ja ohjannut Jouni Hiltunen ja tuottanut helsinkiläinen tuotantoyhtiö Making Movies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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