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202323 minGdocumentary

Polar Tour

202323 minGdocumentary

Zinaida, weighing just 38 kg, shovels hundreds of kilograms of coal daily in a boiler room that heats apartment buildings.

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Sergey Masalskiy

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Zinaida, weighing just 38 kg, shovels hundreds of kilograms of coal daily in a boiler room that heats apartment buildings.

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Sergey Masalskiydirector

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Zinaida works as a stoker in a boiler room that heats apartment buildings. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., she shovels hundreds of kilograms of coal alongside her coworker, Alexander. Weighing just 38 kg, Zinaida faces the physical demands of her job daily. The film captures the challenges of her work life and the conditions of the boiler room where they labor.

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