Movie: Shunters

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    A shunter's job is to slow down, link, and unlink train wagons at a central station. The film documents - without any commentary - the working hours of few shunters at the shunting-station Dresden-Friedrichstadt, which was the largest such station in all of the former German Democratic Republic. They work day and night, amidst snow and fog at the railway tracks, speaking only as much as necessary.

  • Release Date

    1984-11-30

  • Average

    7.1

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Deutsch

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