Ever tried moving a locomotive by truck? Czechoslovakia's most chaotic road trip.
Car transport of the locomotive is difficult, as the cargo is bulky. The three-man crew of the tractor therefore experiences many difficulties on the long journey across Bohemia...
Practical Effects
Genuine locomotive-hauling logistics, no CGI nonsense.
Acting
Josef Bláha's exasperated everyman carries the chaos.
Director
Stanislav Strnad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Normalization-era Czechoslovakia, the film subtly satirizes bureaucratic inefficiency while technically celebrating socialist labor—tightrope filmmaking that survived state censorship.
The locomotive was real and really transported by Tatra truck; Strnad insisted on practical filming, making this a genuine logistics documentary disguised as comedy.
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