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The Reindeer People
10.0 / 10• 2014• 45m•NR• Russian
DocumentaryHistoryFamilyTV Movie
Storyline
The Chukchi reindeer breeders are peculiar people. They are nomads. Reindeers are their welfare, the purport of life. The mother-reindeer is the main divine being; it protects the Chukchi from misfortune and troubles. Nature is not friendly towards people here. Only Chukchi can survive in Tundra. A rush period for the Chukchi reindeer breeders comes in winter, when the temperature rises up to 50 degrees Celsius at night and in the sunlight of the day it doesn't exceed 40 degrees Celsius in tundra: they should separate young deers from the rest of the herd, the weak from the strong. And this, considering that the herds of the Chukchi reindeer breeders number some thousand heads...
Cast & Crew
Sergey Yastrzhembsky
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LeadWhat People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sergey Yastrzhembsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Reindeer People is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
