Wheels are replaced under the train carriages entering the territory of the former USSR, where the gauge is 89 mms wider. Two worlds meet at the platform: the western world of the train passengers and the eastern world of the Belarusian workers. The two groups are unable to understand each other. “89 MM FROM EUROPE” was awarded with the Documentary Grand Prix at the 1st Curtas Vila do Conde 1993. “ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN” was in International Competition at the 4th Curtas Vila do Conde 1996; “SO IT DOESN'T HURT” was in the International Competition at the 7th Curtas Vila do Conde 1999.