THE HALT / 2000
SYNOPSIS
Speeding trains slice through the silence of the small train stop. The whistle on the locomotive and the thunder of the wheels disappear into the night, but fail to wake up people at the station. People just continue to sleep. What do they wait for? What will wake them up?
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
original title
ПОЛУСТАНОК [POLUSTANOK]
english title
THE HALT
genre
documentary
country
Russia
year
2000
color
b&w
runtime
25 min
sound
mono
aspect ratio
1.37:1
film format
35 mm
CREW
written & directed
Sergei Loznitsa
director(s) of photography
Pavel Kostomarov
sound
Alexander Zakarjewskiy
editing
Sergei Loznitsa
producer(s)
Alexander Rafalowskiy
co-production
RTR Vitaliy Manskiy
production
Russia Studio 'Okno'
festivals & awards
- Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival, GemanySilber Taube
- International Film Festival in Lion, FranceGrand Prix
- Internatoinal Film Festival in Krakow, PolandBest Camera
- National documentary film prix, Russia, Golden laurel
- Ekaterinburg Documentary Film Festival, RussiaBest Documentary