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.
Watch the official Aralkum 2022 trailer in HD below.
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08 October 2022
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24 June 2022
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01 September 2022
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12 October 2022
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04 October 2022
A young woman with extrasensory perception flees her abusive husband, only to land at an historic hotel containing a sinister presence.
12 August 2022
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05 March 2022
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07 October 2022
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19 October 2022
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16 March 2022
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02 April 2022
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10 September 2022
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