FilmedforthreeyearsonChina"srailways,TheIronMinistrytracesthevastinteriorsandthickgesturesofacountryonthemove:fleshandmetal,lightanddark,languageandsound.Dozensofrailjourneyscometogetherintoasingularcinematictrainthatcapturestheanxietyandthrilloftransitoryencounters,anddepictstheuneasycohabitationof...