Black Train

Black Train

1970 · 40 min · ★ 9.5 · Documentary

This shocking black and white documentary shows the lives of Szabolcs county (Northeast Hungary) commuters who traveled 200-300 kilometers from their villages to Budapest (the capital of Hungary) every week by train in the communist era.

Directed by Pál Schiffer

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