Aralkum (2022)

Aralkum

The Aral “Sea” powerfully reveals the deadly impact of human activities—in this case, the intensive cultivation of cotton in the USSR—on an ecosystem. Daniel Asadi Faezi (The Absence of Apricots, VdR 2018) and Mila Zhluktenko (Find Fix Finish, VdR 2017) film the shore’s last inhabitants, who have lost their way of life to the desertification of their environment. A beautiful and poignant work about our probable future.

Aralkum

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Daniel Asadi Faezi
Daniel Asadi Faezi
Director
Mila Zhluktenko
Mila Zhluktenko
Director
Giovanni Berg
Giovanni Berg
Music
Daniel Asadi Faezi
Daniel Asadi Faezi
Editor
Mila Zhluktenko
Mila Zhluktenko
Producer
Daniel Asadi Faezi
Daniel Asadi Faezi
Producer
Fozil Yunusov
Fozil Yunusov
Producer
Mila Zhluktenko
Mila Zhluktenko
Editor
Sadriddin Shakhabiddinov
Sadriddin Shakhabiddinov
Director of Photography

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