Eastern Memories
At the turn of the 19th and 20th century Finnish philologist G. J. Ramstedt travelled around Mongolia and Central-Asia. In this documentary Ramstedt’s memoirs are heard in the modern day setting, where tradition is replaced with hunger for money, and deserts give way to cities.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Martti Kaartinen, Niklas Kullström
Actors: Frank Skog, Michael O'Flaherty
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