Spending life at high altitude: Kyrgyz highlanders in the centuries long struggle with harsh environment
The film story follows the international group of researchers who are performing the scientific expedition in a remote high altitude Kyrgyz village named Sary Mogol. The general aim of the movie is the promotion of science and culture, and the capturing of the beauty and the way of living in a harsh mountain environment. The local Kyrgyz residents try to reply to the following important questions: how do the humans live there? Is it hard, is it challenging? Would they ever change this remote, snowy and cold place, which they consider their home, for anything else? In addition, several renowned scientists are describing different relevant topics, such as geography and demography of the country and the high altitude village Sary Mogol, how to do properly the scientific expedition in a remote area and what kind of the diseases may occur due to the specific conditions of the high altitude. As a conclusion, if we know better, we, as a humanity, will fit better in the times of the global and dramatic climate changes. Finally, the film points out that the Kyrgyz people and mountains are inseparable. The man and the mountain are united as one entity in this Universe!
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Djuro KosanovicDirector
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Djuro KosanovicWriter
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Djuro KosanovicProducer
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Muratbek BegalievMusic
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Ivan VladimirovEditor
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Akpay SarybaevKey Cast
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Abdirashit MaripovKey Cast
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Karin QuanzKey Cast
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Ralph Theo SchermulyKey Cast
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Akylbek SydykovKey Cast
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Aleksandar PetrovicKey Cast
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Christina VroomKey Cast
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Argen MamazhakypovKey Cast
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Djuro KosanovicKey Cast
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Simon PlatzekKey Cast
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Nils SchuppKey Cast
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Franz LöfflerKey Cast
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Daniel BermesKey Cast
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Abdygany ToktorbaevKey Cast
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Ana DjurovicNarration
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Djuro KosanovicCamera
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Aleksandar PetrovicCamera
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Christina VroomCamera
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Djuro KosanovicPhotography
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Aleksandar PetrovicPhotography
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Christina VroomPhotography
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Simon PlatzekPhotography
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Ralph Theo SchermulyPhotography
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Akylbek SydykovTranslation
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Christina VroomTranslation
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Argen MamazhakypovTranslation
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Abdirashit MaripovTranslation
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Runtime:35 minutes 49 seconds
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Completion Date:May 19, 2022
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Country of Filming:Germany, Kyrgyzstan
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Language:English, German, Kirghiz, Russian, Serbian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:n.a.
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
Djuro Kosanovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia in 1978. He works as a scientific researcher in the fields of respiratory/pulmonary pathology and high altitude medicine and biology. In the past, he was leading two international scientific expeditions in extreme mountain regions of Kyrgyzstan. In addition, Djuro Kosanovic is an artistic photographer, and he exhibits his photographs on Viewbug and Photocrowd platforms. During the 2000s, he created several short and experimental films. In 2007, he directed the documentary movie "No" about the life of Serbian conceptual poet Dragivoje Sreckovic.
Filmography:
1) Proseravanja (Bullshitting) (2002) Short film
2) Senke smrti (The shadows of Death) (2002) Music video
3) La planta carnivora (Carnivorous plant) (2002) Short film
4) Ne (No) - Dragivoje Sreckovic (2007) Documentary film
5) Spending life at high altitude (2022) Documentary film