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Jana Arka

Ersaïn Abdrakhmanov
1991 Kazakhstan; Soviet Union 10 minutes undetermined

Zhana Arka is a section of rail track in the remote steppe of the Jezkazgan region. In Kazak “zhana arka” means new steppe. We follow Salmen Sharipoc’s long voyage by train across the region as he sells his bread to the population from his mobile “‘carriage bakery”. Each year, he travels thousands of miles.

Production :
Kazakhfilm Studio
Distribution :
Kazakhfilm Studio
Editing :
Koudiach Douïssenbaeva; O. Garifoulina
Sound :
Alexandre Passitch
Photography :
Nicolaï Raissov

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