‘Nord Express’ is a documentary in the tone of a detective film about the construction of a 870 kilometres long high – speed railway line that started with a dream to connect the Baltic States to rest of the Europe when in 1991 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania regained their independence from the Soviet Union.
Filmmaker Karlis Lesinš becomes a ‘citizen-investigator’ and goes on the road to find out why after 30 years and with only few years before the intended launch of the Rail Baltica railway line, the construction of this EU funded project is significantly behind the schedule, over the budget and may never be finished at all.
Karlis follows the trail of Rail Baltica project, trying to get the answers - what has happened and what is happening? Traveling through all the involved countries, he meets officials, military personnel, investigative journalists, people whose land will be expropriated, employees implementing the project and potentially benefiting entrepreneurs, who open up to him with their versions of the story.
There are also lots of rumors and theories. Is it Russians, Chinese, or just the banality of bureaucracy that has led to this state of affairs of being so behind schedule and at risk of losing EU funding.
What happens if this high-profile showcase project goes sideways at a time when there is an ongoing war in Europe and the EU itself is under great scrutiny? The cost to the EU could be more than just money.
‘Nord Express’ is a stylish road movie that takes our audience on a journey that will leave them in reflection. What went wrong? Is there anybody to blame or take responsibility or is it a combination of decisions, events and interests.
Im APRIL 2025
ein Film von Tzeli Hadjidimitriou
Griechenland 2024, 77 Minuten, griechische OF mit dt. UT
„Lesvia“ erzählt sie von 40 Jahren lesbischer Gemeinschaft, Liebe und Konflikten auf der Insel Lesbos.
Votivkino, Wien 14.4., 20.00
Volkskino Klagenfurt 22.4., 20:15
Leokino Innsbruck 28.4., 20.30
FIXE VORSTELLUNGEN am 28. April in allen CINEPLEXXEN (siehe unten)
PREMIEREN in Anwesenheit der Regisseurin:
Freitag 2. Mai, Kino im Kesselhaus Krems
Mittwoch 7. Mai, 19.30, Cinema Paradiso Baden
Freitag 9. Mai, Stadtkino Horn
JETZT IN FOLGENDEN KINOS:
WIEN: Village Cinema / Cineplexx Donauzentrum / Cineplexx Millenium City
Cineplexx Auhof / Cineplexx Wienerberg
NÖ: Cineplexx Westfield SCS Vösendorf / Cineplexx Wiener Neustadt / Cineplexx Amstetten
Grand Movie Neunkirchen
ab 2. Mai: Kino im Kesselhaus Krems
6. Mai, 13. Mai und 30. Mai: Kino Mank
ab 7. Mai: Cinema Paradiso Baden / Cinema Paradiso St. Pölten / Star Movie Tulln
7.+ 8. Mai: Kino Retz
ab 9. Mai: Stadtkino Horn
am 9. Mai: Kino Drosendorf
OÖ: Moviemento Linz / Cineplexx Linz / Kino Freistadt /Dieselkino Braunau / Kinola Lambach /
ab 7. Mai: Star Movie Peuerbach / Star Movie Regau / Star Movie Ried / Star Movie Steyr / Star Movie Wels
STMK: Cineplexx Graz / Cineplexx Leoben / Cineplexx Weiz / Dieselkino Gleisdorf / Dieselkino Lieboch / Star Movie Liezen (ab 7. Mai)
SLBG: Cineplexx Salzburg Airport / 20.+ 27. Mai: Stadtkino Hallein
TIROL: Cineplexx Wörgl / Leokino Innsbruck / Cineplexx Innsbruck
BGL: Cineplexx Mattersburg / Cineplexx Parndorf
KÄRNTEN: Cineplexx Villach / 23.+ 24. April: Volkskino Klagenfurt
VORARLBERG: Cineplexx Hohenems / Kino Bludenz
Ein Film von Juri Rechinsky
Wien: 27. April, Topkino, 13.00 Film + Diskussion mit Regisseur Juri Rechinsky
Erlebt echte Kinomomente bei euch im Ort!
Eine Vielzahl ausgewählter Filme findet Ihr auf
DREI Nominierungen für DEAR BEAUTIFUL BELOVED
- Bester Dokumentarfilm
- Beste Montage
-Beste Tongestaltung
Dokfilmwoche Hamburg
Fr 24. April 21.15
In Anwesenheit von Regisseur Juri Rechinsky und Editorin Andrea Wagner
BOSNIAN-HERZEGOVINIAN FF NEW YORK
26th April, 5. pm
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, BERLIN
7., 8. + 10. Mai
Dokfilmwoche Hamburg
27. April, 21.30
in Anwesenheit von Regisseur Dominik Zietlow