Plot Summary
"Oil Rocks" - behind the enigmatic name lies the first and largest offshore oil-platform ever built, a vast city in the middle of the Caspian Sea, built by Stalin in 1949. 60 years on, "Oil Rocks" is still operational and the first western film crew ever receives access. Just imagine: 200 kilometers of bridges, thousands of oil workers, hundreds of platforms, up to nine-story buildings, a park and sports field, nothing less then an oil-rig Atlantis, only real. Combining archive footage from the Soviet era and the exclusive new footage, the film tells the story of this timeless place and it's inhabitants.
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Director & Crew
Marc Wolfensberger
Director
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Oil Rocks: City Above the Sea was directed by Marc Wolfensberger and released in 2009.
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Oil Rocks: City Above the Sea has a runtime of 0 hours and 54 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2009-10-18
- Status
- Released