According to a Variety report, a large portion of deleted scenes from Fritz Lang’s science fiction cinematic masterpiece Metropolis has resurfaced in Argentina after it was thought to be lost forever.

The report says that the original, longer version of the German film has resided in a collection at Buenos Aires’s Museo del Cine since 1992 but went largely unnoticed until Paula Felix-Didier became the museum’s new director and discovered 25 minutes worth of lost footage.

The report continues by saying that the iconic film, which presents a stylized, dystopian vision of the future (2026, to be exact) reflected in the flourishing tension between the working class and capitalist bosses, was written by Fritz Lang and his wife in 1924 and released in 1927 at the height of the Weimar Republic. According to Wikipedia.com, the film remains highly influential and recognizable for its art deco sets and Expressionistic style—all of which came at a great expense. At the time of its release, it was the most expensive film ever made in Germany.

The Variety report goes on to say that despite its extravagant cost, the film was panned when it was first released, leading the film’s studio UFA to re-edit the film (cutting 948 meters of footage, or nearly 25% of the length) and release it in its new form eight months later. The edited version went on to achieve great acclaim.

The report continues by saying that in 1928, Adolfo Z. Wilson, the head of a Buenos Aires distributor took the original, unedited version back to Argentina where the film changed hands a number of times before landing in a collection at Museo del Cine.

“The discovery of the material thought to be lost forever leads to a new understanding of Fritz Lang’s masterpiece,” said Helmut Possmann, the chairman of the foundation that holds the rights to the film, in the Variety report.

At the moment, there is no official word on whether or not the newly discovered footage will be released.