Yakut Cinema: 6 Iconic Films

Shamans, ancient beliefs and an endless icy desert. It is customary to talk about Yakut cinema exclusively as a phenomenon: a Turkic-speaking people of half a million people shoot original films in the national republic, in their native language and under extremely low budgets, but in recent years, Yakut cinema has become increasingly famous outside its homeland. Yakut cinema is often commercially successful, and Yakut films are increasingly being released abroad and participating in major international festivals — and the film «Nuuchcha» (2021) even made it onto the long list of Oscar nominees. Let’s see what you should start with when getting to know the cinema of the Sakha Republic.
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