The Russians’ Machine

The Russians’ Machine

Octavio Guerra
After a long time away, Octavio returns home with a new video camera in order to shoot footage that will take him back to his childhood. One failure follows another. In his attempts, however, he ends up re-discovering the memory of his father while watching his old Super-8 movies.

Finalist Best Short Film – Goya Awards 2015 (Spain)
Best Documentary – International Film Festival “Autumn in Voronet” (Romania)
Grand Jury Honorable Mention – Fear no Film Festival (USA)
Social Documentary – Premis Miquel Fàbregues de Reportatges i Documentals (Spain)

  • Original title La máquina de los rusos
  • Director Octavio Guerra
  • Duration 10
  • Production year 2014
  • Aspect 4:3 letterbox
  • Format DCP
  • Category Short Film
  • Subcategory Documentary
  • Genre Comedia
  • Nationality Spain
  • Producer Calibrando Producciones
  • Dialogue language Spanish
  • Subtitle language English
  • Intérpretes Zoilo Guerra, Olga Quevedo