Synopsis
The film observes the harsh and dangerous life of so-called mammoth hunters on the remote New Siberian Islands in the far north of Siberia. The archaic landscape in which these people are looking for the tusks of extinct mammoths looks like primordial earth. There is a kind of gold rush fever in the air, because the prices for this white gold have never been so high. But the thawing permafrost unveils more than just precious ivory. Sometimes the hunters find an almost completely preserved mammoth carcass with fur, liquid blood and muscle tissue on which arctic foxes gnaw.
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Movie Details
Russia (CIS) Releases: | July 13th, 2018 (Wide) |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 112 minutes |
Keywords: | Sundance Film Festival 2018, Extreme Weather, Set in Siberia, Treasure Hunters, Environment, Field Scientists, Research Scientist, Biologist |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | Christian Frei Filmproductions, Swiss National Television, ZDF/ARTE |
Production Countries: | China, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United States |
Languages: | English, Russian |