The Train to Moscow

Synopsis

In the aftermath of Stalin’s death, three Italian communists engage in a trip to the Soviet Union to challenge their utopia with an 8mm camera. In 1957, Sauro, Luigi and Enzo all live in Alfonsine, a small town in Italy ruled like a miniature Soviet Union by the Italian Communist Party. As many communists in the West, they dream of the Soviet Union, and hope for the great Revolution. But with the wind of reform and self-criticism blowing through the Eastern Bloc after the death of Stalin the image of the Soviet Union as the workers’ paradise begins to crumble. They therefore decide to travel to the USSR to find out what is true and what is false in this supposed land of milk and honey. They film their entire journey with their 8mm camera. Through this invaluable personal archive, our film tells the hopes, disappointments and challenges of three young men faced with the reality of what seemed to be a utopia come true.

Main Cast

Sauro Ravaglia

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Michele Manzolini Federico Ferrone
Crew	Cinematography	Enzo Pasi Luigi Pattuelli Marcello Dapporto Sauro Ravaglia Andrea Vaccari
Editing	Editor	Sara Fgaier
Writing	Story	Francesco Ragazzi Federico Ferrone Michele Manzolini
	Screenplay	Federico Ferrone Denver M. Beattie Jaime P. Cousido Michele Manzolini
Sound	Sound Designer	Diego Schiavo
	Music	Francesco Serra
Production	Producer	Michele Manzolini Federico Ferrone Simone Bachini Francesco Ragazzi Claudio Giapponesi
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