Son of Torum

Son of Torum

1989
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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.

Status: Released

Language: ET

Production Information

Production Companies
Tallinn television studio YLE ÖWF - Österreichisches Institut für den wissenschaftlichen Film Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR)
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Estonian

Keywords

dance sacrifice ritual mythology tribe community anthropology bear architecture environment folklore folk petrol exploitation estonia indigenous peoples ethnography

Quick Facts

Original Title Toorumi Pojad
Release Date February 5, 1989
Status Released
Language ET

Cast

Lennart Meri
Lennart Meri

Himself

Aarne Üksküla
Aarne Üksküla

Narrator

Key Crew

Lennart Meri
Director