0:00 Every spring, the icy mists of Lake Baikal mark the start of a grueling journey for the men of the village of Kholodnaya, on the northern shore of the lake. They must leave to supply the Evenks, reindeer herders who live isolated on the high Siberian plateaus.
01:46 Siberian white hell
06:31 One of the most sacred places in the region
11:09 Lake Baikal, a death trap
18:11 Victim of the thaw
25:55 The hunt for the great Siberian bear, the grizzly
39:20 Another 35 kilometers with many more challenges
43:48 The farm at the end of the world
It has been six months since the shepherds have been supplied. The winter was too harsh for the supply trucks. Only Dimitri and a few men agree to take risks to supply these shepherds. They only have 65 kilometers to cover... and yet it will take them 48 hours! Spring has turned the road into a swamp. A real race against time then begins. Ruts, flooded rivers and forests: the truck's six-wheel drive will struggle to cope with the natural elements. Sometimes, there is no other choice but to transform the truck into a makeshift bulldozer in order to crush the trees that block its way. When the night comes and its freezing temperatures, the mechanism is blocked by the ice. And when nature forces men to get off the truck, another danger awaits them: the wolf... Lower down in the valley, the thaw has transformed Baikal into a deadly trap for those who live there. In a short time, nothing will be left of the thick layer of ice that has covered the lake all winter. Many fishermen have lost their lives there, falling into water at 2°. Because to find fish, they have to travel several kilometers on the surface of this lake as big as Belgium. Anatoli, a sinner, has just lost his best friend, whose car sank to the bottom of the lake in just a few seconds. Despite the threat, Anatoli has no choice but to brave the fragility of the melting ice, his €200 monthly pension not allowing him to eat properly. And when the lake becomes completely impassable, the man must fall back on an even more dangerous hunt, that of the great Siberian bear, the Grizzly.
28 июн 2024
