Krai



Krai (Край, "The Edge") is a 2010 Russian drama by Alexei Uchitel. It is set immediately after the end of the Great Patriotic War, in which Russians and Germans work on a railway in Siberia. Shocked by the horrors of war, they begin to draw away from their fellow humans and instead become close to their trains, giving them names and racing them. This film was the Russian contender for Best Foreign Film at the LXXXIII Oscars, but was not nominated.

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Tropes

 * Cool Train: Several.
 * Famous steam engine Ov-324 plays Gustav. As Ov-324 was built in 1905, it is the oldest "actor" in the film.
 * Full Frontal Assault: The fight in the sauna.
 * I Call It Vera
 * Improvised Weapon: Using a lantern to hit someone in the head.
 * Mother Russia Makes You Strong
 * Name's the Same: Not to be confused with the 1997 Alec Baldwin and Anthony Hopkins film The Edge.
 * Real Is Brown
 * Scenery Porn
 * Technology Porn
 * What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?: Train races!