Nikolay VOLKOV (4) Николай ВОЛКОВ (4) Nikolaï VOLKOV (4)   Russia, 2008, 52 mn  Colour, documentary

Polar Explorer ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Полярник    L'Explorateur  Polyarnik

Plot synopsis

Tomash Petrovsky is a polar explorer, fascinated by the raw and brutal nature of the Arctic. His mother, an elderly woman, cannot understand his interest. When she was young, Soviet citizens were sent to places like that as punishment. polar explorer is a delicately constructed documentary that focuses on the unbelievably stoic determination of Petrovsky and his crew in the face of the dangers of the Arctic.

Selected in the following festivals :

- Tromso International Film Festival : TIFF, Tromso (Norway), 2011

- International Documentary Film Festival "Flahertiana", Perm (Russia), 2011

- Window to Europe Film Festival, Vyborg, Vyborg (Russia), 2010

- International Art Documentary Film Festival "Artdocfest", Moscow (Russia), 2010

- Kyiv International Film Festival, Kiev (Ukraine), 2010

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