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Son of Torum

Feb 5, 1989

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Overview

In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to discuss the social and ecologic impact of the Russian oil industry on the natives and the lands they inhabit.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Tallinn television studio

YLE

ÖWF - Österreichisches Institut für den wissenschaftlichen Film

Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR)

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Cast

Himself

Lennart Meri

Narrator

Aarne Üksküla

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