One rusty motorcycle, one barrel of oil, one man who saw everything burn.
A documentary that follows Thomas Goltz and a group of riders on old Soviet motorcycles as they carry the first symbolic barrel of Caspian oil from Baku to Ceyhan along the future BTC pipeline. Using rare historical footage, personal interviews, and scenes captured during the journey, the film shows Goltz's legacy as a war reporter, his strong connection to Azerbaijan, and how oil shaped the identity of the country.
Direction
Hasanov weaves three timelines without losing the road.
Cinematography
Those Soviet bikes against Caucasus mountains? *Chef's kiss.*
Director
Rufat Hasanov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Goltz's 1990s dispatches from Chechnya were filed by fax machine from besieged Grozny.
The BTC pipeline was the first major Western energy project in post-Soviet space—Clinton literally called it 'the deal of the century.' Goltz rode it before it existed.
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