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Becoming a Man in Siberia
200452 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Benoit Segur
Production: Manuel Catteau
Script: Benoit Segur
Co-produced by Zed and Discovery Networks International.
This title is an acquisition.
The Nenetses, the last reindeer breeders of the Great North, live in northern Siberia. Edik is fourteen years old and goes to school in the small village of Antipayouta. During his spring vacation, Edik goes home to see his parents who live in a vast ice desert : the tundra.
In this universe, dominated by the cold and frighteningly violent winds, Edik must learn about the difficult life of a reindeer breeder. If he proves worthy of his ancestors, he will take his place among the men.
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Subject categories
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Adolescent Development
- Diversity > Diversity in Communities
- Geography > Human Geography
- Health/Personal Development > Human Growth and Development
Credits
- producer
- Manuel Catteau
- director
- Benoit Segur
- script
- Benoit Segur
- music
- Cyril Morin