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In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to discuss the social and ecologic impact of the Russian oil industry on the natives and the lands they inhabit.

Released

1989-02-05
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

1hr 0m
Genre

Documentary
Status

Released
Language

Eesti
Production

Eesti Telefilm, YLE, ÖWF - Österreichisches Institut für den wissenschaftlichen Film, Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR)

Crew

Lennart Meri

Director

Keywords:

dance sacrifice ritual mythology tribe community anthropology bear architecture environment folklore folk petrol exploitation estonia indigenous peoples ethnography

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