A story of the exploits carried out by the oil technicians of Baku for the exploitation of the black gold deposit of the Caspian Sea.
Cinematography
Glorious oil-slicked waves shot like they're marrying Lenin.
Score
Rashid Behbudov's voice: smoother than the crude they're drilling.
Director
Roman Karmen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roman Karmen also directed the infamous Nazi destruction footage at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, making this oil doc possibly his most cheerful project.
The 'black gold' obsession here directly mirrors American oil propaganda of the same era—capitalism and communism united by fossil fuel fetishization.
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