Sixteen year old Sergei is the son of Boris, the head of the Batagi clan of reindeer breeders. Awarded the title of herdsman, with the clan's largest herd, he joins the Evenk tribe for the first time as they begin their summer cattle drive across the pastures of the Siberian mountains. As the tribe's only source of income, these reindeer are their pride and joy and they will stop at nothing to protect them from their most bitter enemy, the Wolf. Written by American Film Market.
Cinematography
Siberia shot like an alien planet you suddenly want to visit.
Practical Effects
Real reindeer, real wolves, real people — zero CGI cowboys here.
Direction
Vanier spent months living with the Evenk; you feel every minute.
Director
Nicolas Vanier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pom Klementieff filmed this before Guardians of the Galaxy — her first major role, speaking Evenk she learned phonetically.
The Evenk people shown here number fewer than 30,000 today; this film doubles as accidental ethnography before climate change erases this life entirely.
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