The history of the Argentine railways, from 1857 until the crisis of the current transport system. The closing of branches of the railway lines turned towns whose main source of work was the train into ghost towns. The privatization of the lines caused the dismissal of tens of thousands of workers as well as the deterioration of public service, causing in turn the increase of motor transport and the multiplication of automobile accidents.
Direction
Solanas' trademark long takes that mourn what capitalism destroyed.
Cinematography
Haunting aerials of rusted tracks cutting through forgotten towns.
Director
Fernando E. Solanas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Solanas was shot in the leg by military forces in 1991; this film's train journey mirrors his own wounded mobility through Argentina.
The 1990s railway privatization under Carlos Menem became a global neoliberal case study—this film is the screaming rebuttal.
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