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The Strait Guys

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A 76-year old engineer is on a mission: to connect the United States and Russia with a 100-kilometer long train tunnel beneath the Bering Strait. THE STRAIT GUYS follows Czech-born mining engineer, George, and his fast-talking protégé, Scott, along the proposed route of the InterContinental Railway through Alaska, to the Bering Strait and onward to Russia. The "Strait Guys" endeavor to convince international governments, corporations, and indigenous tribes to green-light their $100 billion railway project--with the promise to become the Panama Canal of the 21st century. As they struggle to keep their monumental vision alive in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, the Strait Guys leave us wondering: What is really preventing the US and Russia from being connected? Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the tunnel plan certainly seems absurd. Yet the Strait Guys are more convinced than ever that their mega-project is exactly what the world needs to finally leave wars behind and create "peace, progress and prosperity" for all.

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Alan Ng Film Threat The Strait Guys is full of thrills and surprises, even though you know the ending without ever having heard this story before. Rated: 8/10 Oct 10, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A 76-year old engineer is on a mission: to connect the United States and Russia with a 100-kilometer long train tunnel beneath the Bering Strait. THE STRAIT GUYS follows Czech-born mining engineer, George, and his fast-talking protégé, Scott, along the proposed route of the InterContinental Railway through Alaska, to the Bering Strait and onward to Russia. The "Strait Guys" endeavor to convince international governments, corporations, and indigenous tribes to green-light their $100 billion railway project--with the promise to become the Panama Canal of the 21st century. As they struggle to keep their monumental vision alive in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, the Strait Guys leave us wondering: What is really preventing the US and Russia from being connected? Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the tunnel plan certainly seems absurd. Yet the Strait Guys are more convinced than ever that their mega-project is exactly what the world needs to finally leave wars behind and create "peace, progress and prosperity" for all.
Director
Rick Minnich
Producer
Gunter Hanfgarn, Andrea Ufer, Holm Taddiken, Rouven Rech, Teresa Renn
Screenwriter
Rick Minnich, Matt Sweetwood, Rick Minnich, Matt Sweetwood
Production Co
Knowledge Network, MDR, Hanfgarn & Ufer Film und TV Produktion, Torero Film, Cine Impuls, Yle
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m