An elderly Nenets woman in teepee on northern Russia's Yamal Peninsula recounts her early life betrothed to a deity for the entertainment of a blind young girl. In the Nenets culture, a girl child can be married to holiest of holies, Num, before or after her birth. Lonely old Numd' Syarda (which means, literally, 'tied to Num') entertains the blind young Ilne ('giver of life') with stories of how she became one of these chosen few.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Millennium Film
Keywords
- indigenous peoples
- nenets
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Top Cast
Jana Hudi as Lapsi Sjarda
Top Crew
Anastasia Lapsui · Director, Writer
Markku Lehmuskallio · Director
Anna-Kaisa Liedes · Composer
Johannes Lehmuskallio · Cinematographer
Juho Gartz · Editor
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