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The Botanist
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The Botanist

Jun 25, 2016
0h 20m
★ 0.0

Overview

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan, a former Soviet Socialist Republic, plunged into a devastating civil war. A famine struck the mountainous region of the Pamir where Raïmberdi, a passionate and ingenious botanist, built his own hydroelectric station to help his family survive through the crisis.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Raïmberdi Mamatumarov

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Raïmberdi Mamatumarov

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