
06 Sep 2024

Yakutia — Between The Worlds
A documentary road movie. Traveling across his homeland, the filmmaker explores what Yakut cinema is, and what it means to the Sakha people and to himself.
The film was over. The story had only started.
Province of Burgos, northern Spain, October 2015. A group of fans undertake the titanic task of restoring the location of the last scene of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the mythical spaghetti western directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone in 1966.
Self - AC Sad Hill Member
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Self - Sergio Leone's Biographer
Self - Biologist / Author
Self - Musician
Self - Actor (1966)
Self - Film Critic
Self - Film Extra (1966)
Self - Film Extra (1966)
Self - Film Extra (1966)
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Self - Art Director Carlo Simi's Daughter
06 Sep 2024
A documentary road movie. Traveling across his homeland, the filmmaker explores what Yakut cinema is, and what it means to the Sakha people and to himself.
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