Showing posts with label Evenk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Evenk. Show all posts

Friday, 2 April 2010

Loup (2009)



Voilà, some photos from French adventurer Nicolas Vanier's latest drama-documentary, Loup. The story centers on Sergei, a young reindeer herder in Siberia, who is forced to re-evaluate his clan's traditionally hostile view of wolves as both animal and man struggle for survival in the wilderness. Watch the trailer!



I can't judge how realistic it is, but it's full of eye-candy, that's for sure...
(However, it should be mentioned - it is so obvious - that a large part of the leading cast are francophone Southeast Asians. There are plenty of Siberians in supporting roles, and at least in my eyes, Nicolas Brioudes in the role of Sergei does a good job. But one wishes that the Evenk language could get a chance to be heard, even though this is a movie for the general public...)



Action...



... and romance...





Man (and reindeer) vs. nature...



Frostbite...



... and an unexpected rescue.



Humans have always been fascinated by seemingly selfless altruism among animals.



But it is, after all, that different from the mystery of human emotions?



Well, what do you expect, this is a French film after all.



Aww, they are really cute together...



Awww....!!!! Cute overload.



Teh cuteness - it WON'T STOP



Monsieur Vanier has a cute nose, too. Visit his homepage or see more photos.

Sunday, 24 August 2008

Siberian Life


Evenk reindeer herder in Kusur, Yakutia.


Sergei, Yakut horse herder. (If you think he looks cute, wait till you see the kind of horses he is herding...)


Misha Moldanov, Khanty of Siberia. The above photo was taken by Scott S. Warren, who has written several articles about everyday life among the Khanty people. For more quality photos see: Report From Siberia: Life In A Khanty Reindeer Camp and Report From Siberia: Making A Living. Moldanov is quite a popular photo model: here's a colour shot at Brian & Cherry Alexander Photography. The latter website has many interesting galleries of various native peoples of the Arctic region, from Inuit and Saami to Nenets, Yakut and Cree. Especially the people's interaction with their dogs is interesting - they are dependent on them for survival and treat them as companions, yet not pets. You can see how many of the dogs enjoy being with their human families, even though their life is hard.