The Oil Rocks: City Above the Sea

Architectural documentary on the enigmatically named Oil Rocks, the first and largest offshore oil-platform ever built containing a vast city in the middle of the Caspian Sea. Built by Stalin in 1949 the Oil Rocks is still operational and, here, the first western film crew ever receives access. 200 kilometres of bridges, thousands of oil workers, hundreds of platforms, up to nine-story buildings, a park and sports field, nothing less than 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 its inhabitants.

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