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193063 minPGdocumentary

6.8/ 10(31 ratings)• TMDB

Poverty Civil Rights Social Justice

Salt for Svanetia

193063 minPGdocumentary

6.8/ 10(31 ratings)• TMDB

A striking glimpse into the harsh life of Ushkul's isolated community.

Poverty Civil Rights Social Justice

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Mikhail Kalatozov

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A striking glimpse into the harsh life of Ushkul's isolated community.

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Mikhail Kalatozov

Mikhail Kalatozovdirector

Mikhail Kalatozov

Mikhail Kalatozovwriter

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An ethnographic treasure that documents with visual bravado the harsh conditions of life in the isolated mountain village of Ushkul.

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