Melting Souls

A slow, sobering plunge into a frozen industrial city where daily survival feels heavy and the cold seeps into everything.

Directed by

François-Xavier Destors

Genres

Documentary

Overview

Norilsk is an impossible kind of place. In this Arctic city, winter lasts for nine months and temperatures plummet to -60°C. Norilsk Nickel, the first worldwide producer of copper and nickel, has dominated life since the city rose from the ashes of the Soviet gulag. More than 180,000 people manage to survive in this closed-off city isolated from the outside world. In looking at their extraordinary daily lives, this film paints a poetic portrait of an extreme city where everyone is looking for a way out.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, survival, work, environment

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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