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202610 minGdocumentary

Soil

202610 minGdocumentary

In a village in Serbia, Milisav remains steadfast in his home, tending to the land and animals as industrial mining erases his surroundings.

“ROOTS ARE HARD TO ERASE.”

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Katarina Radmilović

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In a village in Serbia, Milisav remains steadfast in his home, tending to the land and animals as industrial mining erases his surroundings.

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Katarina Radmilovićdirector

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In a village slowly erased by industrial mining, Milisav refuses to leave the house where he was born. Surrounded by abandoned homes and collapsing roads, he continues tending to the land and animals, preserving traces of life as the world around him disappears.

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