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Logline

Set in a remote Russian village located about hundered and sixty kilometres from
Moscow, this observational documentary is focused on a group of loggers – illegal migrants
from Tajikistan who came to Russia in the hope of finding work. Hired by Russian
businesses, they live thousands of kilometres away from their families to whom they
send their earnings. The uncompromising endless shots capture the simplicity of the
lives of these seasonal workers, and the overall undisciplined style of the filming corresponds
well to the unfriendly environment in which they must survive from day to day.

Synopsis

Set in a remote Russian village located about hundered and sixty kilometres from
Moscow, this observational documentary is focused on a group of loggers – illegal migrants
from Tajikistan who came to Russia in the hope of finding work. Hired by Russian
businesses, they live thousands of kilometres away from their families to whom they
send their earnings. The uncompromising endless shots capture the simplicity of the
lives of these seasonal workers, and the overall undisciplined style of the filming corresponds
well to the unfriendly environment in which they must survive from day to day.