Russian Gas and the Nenets
Russian Gas and the Nenets

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In the heart of the Arctic, the Yamal peninsula is the world’s largest gas exploitation zone, a symbol of Russia’s energy hyperpower, which caused the appetite of oil corporations. But the Yamal peninsula is also the ancestral home of the Nenets, who have been pasturing here with their droves for over 200 generations. Every year the nomads undertake a journey of 1500 km. But for how much longer can they survive? Today in Yamal, pastures have given way to gas fields. Growing towns, a railway, an airport, the deep scars on the landscape caused by extraction of gas and oil, and the new nuclear-powered icebreakers, which will create busy shipping lanes in the Arctic, are all changing the local ecosystem. With the industry dramatically modifying the landscape, accelerating the effects of global warming, the Nenets way of life is under threat. The documentary gives a unique insight into a vanishing way of life, enhanced by stunning aerial footage, and rare access to an extraordinary people.
    Released
    11/14/2023
    Runtime
    1h 15min
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    Released
    Language
    French
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    Little Big Story, Domino Productions, UpNorth Film, Napafilms, Sophimages, uMedia, ARTE GEIE, RTBF, Česká televize, YLE, VRT, Current Time TV, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, PROCIREP, CNC, uFund, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Creative Europe Media, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
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