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200877 minPGdocumentary

Travelling

200877 minPGdocumentary

The Nenets tribe in northern Siberia is portrayed through their daily lives and cosmology, illustrating the human experience from birth to death.

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Anastasia Lapsui,

Markku Lehmuskallio

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The Nenets tribe in northern Siberia is portrayed through their daily lives and cosmology, illustrating the human experience from birth to death.

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Anastasia Lapsui

Anastasia Lapsuidirector

Markku Lehmuskallio

Markku Lehmuskalliodirector

Anastasia Lapsui

Anastasia Lapsuiwriter

Markku Lehmuskallio

Markku Lehmuskalliowriter

Nekochako Lapsuicast

Synopsis

Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio co-directed Travelling, which focuses on the Nenets tribe in the northern tundra of Siberia. The film captures the daily lives of the Nenets and incorporates elements of their cosmology. It presents a narrative structure that reflects the arc of life, illustrating experiences from birth to death. The documentary runs for 77 minutes and was released in 2008.

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