Marina and Sasha, Coal Shippers
Waiting "as if for God", two Russian sailors, Marina and Sascha, look forward to the ice-free season on Lake Baikal, where they transport coal on their barge. They take loads on board in Kultuk, and unload them in Barguzin, where they live. This is a precarious business, and they depend on the orders they receive, of which there are fewer and fewer. This would however be the perfect job for Sascha, the silent captain, and Marina, who´s occasionally compared to a seal. She loves the lake, she even loves the storms. During their trips the two work together without...
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Year
2008
2008
Countries
Germany, Austria, Russia
Germany, Austria, Russia
Duration
32 min 30 sec
32 min 30 sec