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201740 minPGdocumentary

5.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Relationships Climate Adaptation

Zhalanash - Empty Shore

201740 minPGdocumentary

5.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Once one of the largest lakes in the world, the Aral Sea has shrunk dramatically due to Soviet-era irrigation projects, leaving behind rusting shipwrecks.

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Once one of the largest lakes in the world, the Aral Sea has shrunk dramatically due to Soviet-era irrigation projects, leaving behind rusting shipwrecks.

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Marcin Sauter

Marcin Sauterdirector

Marcin Sauter

Marcin Sauterwriter

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Abandoned ships sit on the dry bed of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan. Marcin Sauter’s "Zhalanash - Empty Shore" portrays the stark changes in this region caused by Soviet-era irrigation projects. The film captures the lives of local residents adapting to a changed environment. Amid rusting port cranes and desolate landscapes, the struggle for survival unfolds against the backdrop of the sea's drastic decline. The documentary runs for 40 minutes and was released in 2017.

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