THE NATION
Dir.: Julia Mironova
2017 | 65 min
Russia, Finland, Netherlands
A story about a small ethnic group from the North of Udmurtia called Besermyan. In the times of Soviet Rezhime the nation was officially reduced and dissolved among Udmurts and Russians. The only specific feature remains – their unique way of singing called Krezh. Maria Korepanova a folklore singer tries to preserve the Nation collecting, singing and spreading Krezh around the world. Another character - the Besermyan activist Valerian Sabrekov tries to remind the fellow tribesmen who they are. This is a documentary about the world’s tendency of ethnic minorities to disappear. It is a humorous story of a non- humorous question about national identity in our globalizing world.
Film in Russian, Bessermyan, Estonian with Latvian and English subtitles.
After the screening, the director Julia Mironova, editor Svetlana Pechenykh and the main protagonist Maria Korepanova will be present for a Q&A which will be followed by a mini-concert by Maria Korepanova.
