Oil Rocks: City Above the Sea

Oil Rocks: City Above the Sea 2009 Directed by Marc Wolfensberger La Cité du pétrole

"Oil Rocks" - behind the enigmatic name lies the first and largest offshore oil-platform ever built, a vast city in the middle of the Caspian Sea, built by Stalin in 1949. 60 years on, "Oil Rocks" is still operational and the first western film crew ever receives access. Just imagine: 200 kilometers of bridges, thousands of oil workers, hundreds of platforms, up to nine-story buildings, a park and sports field, nothing less then 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 it's inhabitants.

Country Switzerland

Production Country Switzerland

Language French

Spoken Languages Azerbaijani , French , Russian

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies TSR , Intermezzo Films , Thin Line Productions

Release Date 18 October 2009

54 mins