Saglara TYURBEEVA
Саглара ТЮРБЕЕВА
Saglara TIOURBEEVA
Russia, 2018, 76mn 
documentary
The Molokans
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Молокане

 

 Les Molokans

 Molokane

 
Directed by : Saglara TYURBEEVA (Саглара ТЮРБЕЕВА)
 

Plot synopsis
Nestled in the Transcaucasian hills of Azerbaijan and completely preserved in time, there remain a few villages founded by the Molokans - a Russian sect of Christians who rejected the practices of the Russian Orthodox Church and were exiled to the mountains by Tsar Nicholas I in the 1830s. The Molokans of the region, who once numbered in the thousands, have all but disappeared.
A student at the history department of Moscow State University, Dmitry Frolov decided to put together a film crew to film the remaining Molokans. The film aims to serve as a conduit for the local Molokans to trace their history for the benefit of their descendants scattered around the world.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy-Lorraine, Nancy (France), 2019