“★★★★★★
...a tribute to the silent and hidden struggle for freedom.”
— Kulturinformation
“★★★★★☆
…completely and utterly enriching.”
— Ordet
“★★★★★☆
...Quirky and fascinating film about the forgotten bus stops of the Soviet Union.”
— Berlingske
Ranked #5 in the Audience Award Top 10
— 2023 DOCVILLE International Documentary Film Festival
Canadian photographer Christopher Herwig travels former Soviet Republics from Ukraine to Uzbekistan, Armenia to Far Eastern Siberia, and all points in between, in a decades-long bus stop treasure hunt across more than 50,000 kilometres.
Uncovering the stories of the designers who built fascinating architectural marvels during the Soviet regime, Soviet Bus Stops is an ode to the power of individual creativity that would not be suppressed.
“…entertaining at the same time as it puts the stops into a historical context, I loved it…”
— Tue Steen Müller, Filmkommentaren
“…thoroughly beautiful and magical...”
— Dagbladet Information
“A well-crafted nerdy documentary - one that is well researched, interesting, and overflows with knowledge and love - can forever change the way you perceive even the most ordinary object. A bus stop, for example.”
— Magasinet arkitektur/design
“...an ode for individual creativity that doesn’t belong to any regime. It sings for the small and unheard, the part that matters just as much as the rest of history.”
— The Voice
“...an ode to hidden beauty.”
— Magasinet rØST
“★★★★☆☆…an enormously captivating and eye-opening testimony...”
— Dagbladet Politiken
“This is a joyous film about the intersection of photography, creativity, politics, and history, and you won’t look at a bus stop the same way again.”
— Tom Charity, Vancouver International Film Festival
“...a magnificent film about art, socialism, and passion...as simple as it is captivating and charming."
— La Estatuilla
