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202262 minPGdocumentary

Deep Into the Island

202262 minPGdocumentary

Seventeen-year-old Arkasha prepares to leave Bering Island for Smolensk as a thunderstorm looms and his best friend suffers a serious injury.

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Seventeen-year-old Arkasha prepares to leave Bering Island for Smolensk as a thunderstorm looms and his best friend suffers a serious injury.

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Yana Chizhdirector

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Arkasha, a 17-year-old from Nikolskoye on Bering Island, prepares to leave his home after graduating from school. He plans to study food technology in Smolensk, driven by his passion for baking. As summer approaches, a sudden accident leaves his best friend with broken arms, complicating Arkasha's transition. The island's weather turns ominous with thunder clouds, mirroring the uncertainty of his impending departure. The film captures these final days of youth and friendship in a remote Russian settlement.

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