Victory Train

LENGTH: 27Min

GENRE: Documentary 2025

A FILM BY Alex Veitch & Talat Bhat

LANGUAGE Swedish with English subtitles

COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: Sweden

Editor: Matilda Henningsson & Alex Veitch

Cinematographer: Alex Veitch & Talat Bhat

SOUND DESIGN: Truls Jacob Gustavsson

COLORIST: Rodrigo J Gomez

VOICE: Moa Zaar

MUSIC: Jesper’s Vault, Driving a Train

PREMIERE: World Premiere Gothenburg Film Festival

DISTRIBUTOR: RåFILM and FilmCentrum Riks

Synopsis

On the local trains running through yellow fields in the southern part of Sweden anger is growing. The train company is planning another cut. But this time the train staff is ready to stand together!

For decades, companies have competed to win lucrative public procurement contracts to run Sweden’s railways. This competition has led to the deteriorating work conditions for employees, as companies seek to establish a competitive advantage over one another. The short documentary, Segertåget (“Victory Train”), follows train drivers and train conductors who, between work shifts and the online meetings of the pandemic, organize themselves in a fight for justice and better working conditions. A story of perseverance and solidarity in a time of cut backs.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS (AS COLLECTIVE) 

Alex Veitch and Talat Bhat are active in the film collective RåFILM and helped start the union-supported Arbetarfilmfestivalen // Nordic Labour Film Festival, which inspires union organizing, highlights stories from a global labor movement and makes people empathize with others' setbacks but above all successes!