In 1913, Russia was in a state of political and social turmoil that ran parallel with an unfolding and evolving art moment labelled Constructivism. This art form swept aside the traditional notions of what art should and should not be and keenly adapted the abstract form and the new materials being developed. While Constructivism was growing in Russia, Expressionist cinema was forging a new path in Germany and challenging the divide between what was art and what was cinema. Fritz Lang's Metropolis, premiered on screens in 1927, showing the world his futuristic vision of the year 2026. It is a divided society that is precariously balanced and exposes the invasive and pervasive nature of industrialised mechanisation. While the industrialists live in splendid grandeur, the workers live and toil in a subterranean world where a young woman, Maria dreams to live in a world of social equality. The Master sees Maria the Human as a threat and orders a robotic version of Maria to be made as to divert the agitated workers. His plot misfires as Maria the Robot seeks revenge upon those who made her. The city is close to becoming annihilated but The Master finally realises and is persuaded that human compassion and humanity must co-exist within his industrialised world.