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200457 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Fata Morgana

200457 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Chukchi people of the Chukchi Peninsula navigate the complexities of life and death in one of the most remote regions of Russia.

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Markku Lehmuskallio,

Anastasia Lapsui

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Chukchi people of the Chukchi Peninsula navigate the complexities of life and death in one of the most remote regions of Russia.

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Markku Lehmuskallio

Markku Lehmuskalliodirector

Anastasia Lapsui

Anastasia Lapsuidirector

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Story about life and death according to Chukchi people who live in Chukchi Peninsula as far in the East as one can go.

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