Movie · 1957

The Platelayer

4 min · Drama · Released

Composite

4.8

IMDb

7.4 / 10

89 votes

TMDB

10.0 / 10

1 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

A group of plate-layers are packing the stone-bed under the rail with their pickaxes. They swing their picks in a coordinated, rhythmic way, thereby creating a sequence of rings, when they hit the stones or the rail, which sounds almost as music. When a train passes by, they stand silent beside the rail for a while, and then start the rhythmic beats again.