Storyline
In the 1930’s, the workers of the underground, headed by brigades of writers, are in charge to write in real time "the history of the Moscow Metro". Based on their narratives, partially unpublished, the film recounts the first lines construction of the most beautifiul underground in the world, in the light of this "big literary Utopia", stoped by the purges of 1937-38.
Cast & Crew
Arnaud Arbessier
(voice)
Lead
Jochen Hägele
(voice)
Franck Lorrain
(voice)
Céline Mauge
(voice)
GP
Gilles Padovani
(voice)
Céline Ronté
(voice)
Joseph Stalin
Himself (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
1.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Xavier Villetard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. How we built the Moscow metro is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
