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202610 minGdocumentary

West/East

202610 minGdocumentary

Russian inhabitants of Estonia travel to Russia, crossing a border marked by ethnic tensions as the Russian-Ukrainian war reignites old fears.

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Elia Canevascini

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Russian inhabitants of Estonia travel to Russia, crossing a border marked by ethnic tensions as the Russian-Ukrainian war reignites old fears.

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Elia Canevascinidirector

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We follow Russian inhabitants of Estonia as they travel to Russia. Their crossing of the border takes them through a geographical space marked by tensions between two ethnic groups, while the Russian-Ukrainian war reignites old fears.

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