Russian Gas and the Nenets

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 14, 2023

Original language

French

Countries

Finland, France

Production

uMedia,uFund,RTBF,CNC,YLE,PROCIREP,Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB,Vlaams Audiovisueel fonds,Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds,Česká televize,Région de Bruxelles-Capitale,Domino productions,VRT,ARTE GEIE,Current Time TV,UpNorth Film,Napafilms,Domino Productions,Little Big Story,Sophimages,Creative Europe Media

Cast

Myadme Khudi,Vyacheslav Ruksha,Olga Serotetto,Florian Stammler,Nikolay Monko,Vladimir Putin,Myangche Khudi,Alik Serotetto,Mikhail Grigoriev,Alexei Taraguptaand 10 more

Director

Sergio Ghizzardi

Producer

Sergio Ghizzardi,Valérie Montmartin

Cinematography

Patrice Michaux

Music

Ola Kvernberg

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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