
Piblokto
On the coast of the Arctic Ocean of Chukotka live people cut off from the world.Their life revolves around hunting walruses and whales and protecting villages from bears coming from the tundra.This turns the film into a reflection on death.Marine animals become the food of people, animal leftovers are used to feed arctic foxes on a fur farm, human cemeteries become prey for bears.
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On the coast of the Arctic Ocean of Chukotka live people cut off from the world. Their life revolves around hunting walruses and whales and protecting villages from bears coming from the tundra. This turns the film into a reflection on death. Marine animals become the food of people, animal leftovers are used to feed arctic foxes on a fur farm, human cemeteries become prey for bears. It seems that all the inhabitants of these places are involved in the cycle of food and death. The film departs from the usual rhythmic structure of cinema, being built on the principle of a shamanic ritual, a meaning-forming event for northern peoples.
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- Release date
- Mar 25, 2023
- Runtime
- 0h 38m
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- Language
- Russian
- Country
- Russia
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