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At more than 430 miles long, the Mauritania Railway has been transporting iron ore across the blistering heat of the Sahara Desert since 1963.
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One of the longest and heaviest trains in the world, the 1.8-mile beast runs from the mining center of Zouerat to the port city of Nouadhibou on Africa’s Atlantic coast. The train is the bedrock of the Mauritanian economy and a lifeline to the outside world for the people who live along its route.
Hop on board the ‘Backbone of the Sahara’ with filmmaker Macgregor for an incredible journey through the stunning Western Saharan landscape.
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Комментарии : 5 тыс.

@NatGeo 6 лет назад

Trains on the Mauritania Railway are up to 3 kilometers in length, making them among the largest and heaviest in the world. What are your thoughts on this impressive railway?

@karthikbhattiprolu 6 лет назад

Come to India

@KevAlberta 6 лет назад

In Canada trains can be over 4 kilometers long

@Alarmedy8 6 лет назад

Isn’t this where Lawrence used to blow up the tracks to help the Arabs take over the Ottoman Empire?

@dirtycash_savage7422 6 лет назад

Peaceful video

@wedoebe 6 лет назад

I was very impressed. Just the shear magnitude of what this railway carries is mind boggling. Thank for this well produced, well composed, and edited, short documentary. It looks just as good, and in some cases, better then some "Hollywood Movies," that I have seen. Thanks National Geographic for sharing.

@Sushant2688 5 лет назад

The people who built the train track in this scorching heat 🙌🏻

@internet_internet 5 лет назад

Early mornings & night. Sleep during the heat of the day. At night in hot climates, there’s usually enough star/moon light to be able to see what you’re doing.

@salimmazariboufares3118 5 лет назад

@@internet_internet I assure you, you'll see nothing during the night without proper light

@azmike1 5 лет назад

They built it in the winter when it's 32 degrees.

@theuniversewithin74 5 лет назад

Slaves, yeah. They used their bones to lay the tracks on.

@Legend-lc9bv 5 лет назад

Salim Mazari Boufares I assure you , you will

@yeahhyouvish 6 лет назад

10/10 for the videography and sound.

@Amblydoper 6 лет назад

0/10 Narration though.

@portugueseeagle8851 6 лет назад

@@Amblydoper Sometimes you don't need narration :)

@YenderFonseca 5 лет назад

@@Amblydoper Do you know how to read??

@jarjarbinks827 5 лет назад

Well I'd give 8/10. Videography is fine but more and better drone shots are needed.

@pansarakariyawasam8686 5 лет назад

It's National geographic, what do you expect?

@BackOutside 5 лет назад

this 13 minute video is better then the entire 8th season of game of thrones

@alyakkash5817 5 лет назад

BackOutside with Nick and Ry indeed

@BDKing77 5 лет назад

This comment brought back alot of pain

@CloseWave 4 года назад

and this is a true story, not fantasy

@syedahrazahmed7542 4 года назад

Beautiful

@Akame4514 4 года назад

what a useless comment. Get western TV garbage out of my National Geographic videos.

@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke 4 года назад

And when I'm having a bad day, vids like this bring me back down to earth and thankful for my blessings.

@muhammadusmanyaqub7519 4 года назад

Well said , jB

@Moaazsi1214 5 лет назад

As a Mauritanian am really thankful that National Geographic shared one of the amazing facts about my country. I really appreciate all your efforts

@devengabhane4221 5 лет назад

Beautiful 🤗

@aliraza-lf4cf 5 лет назад

Love our Mauritanian Muslim's From Pakistan

@vitorbf 5 лет назад

Cheers from Brazil! The landscapes portraited in this video were breathtaking!

@kinkane5566 5 лет назад

The desert looks amazing

@user-yq5ky9ub2b 4 года назад

Mauritania for the win

@charlesallen1585 4 года назад

I rode this train from Choum (the centerpoint stop) to Zouerate, then all the way back down to Nouadhibou in 1978 during the Polisario war when I was in Mauritania serving as an NGO director. I remember riding on top of the ore through the frigid desert night. The train crew let us ride with them in the engine cab on the way back down to the port. So many trains were derailed during the war. We passed many ore cars tipped over and abandoned.

@rojorohr4723 4 года назад

Wow! Sounds like a scene from a movie about a dystopian world.

@crawfy0001 3 года назад

How long did the ride take?

@charlesallen1585 3 года назад

@@crawfy0001 42 years ago the run from Choum to Nouadhibou was overnight, about 12 hours non-stop. The Choum tunnel was still in use, and the four locomotives emerged with blazing floodlights and swarming with soldiers. Just like Strelnikov's surprise return on his armored train in the movie of Dr. Zhivago. The trains were longer in the war years. We were told they were the heaviest objects moving on land at that time.

@Love-jf7rs 3 года назад

Wow, thanks for sharing :)

@CheveraChino 3 года назад

@@charlesallen1585 just wait until the Iron Ore runs out...

@yobingsaurora755 3 года назад

Documentaries like these are so humbling; we live on the same planet but completely different realities.

@icecream6680 3 года назад

yesss its really impressive

@AminXD10 3 года назад

Scary too

@benjy117 3 года назад

People have no earthly idea how lucky they are to be born where they are at times. The unlucky minds are born in these treacherous lands. Your consciousness could have been deemed anywhere in the world at the time of the sperm wiggling it's way into the egg.

@rvm5052 3 года назад

@@benjy117 Bro..

@GunwantBhambra 3 года назад

@@benjy117 True, For me reality is much different then your's living in India. But the fact is I'm privileged enough to understand and know the outside world and maybe one day experience it first hand.

@dijayimotsab7884 3 года назад

If Malik can smile with his condition, I have to smile too.....

@Tejesh_T 3 года назад

best one

@rvm5052 3 года назад

this comment should be pinned.....

@avionspirited5360 3 года назад

Absolutely, the music that plays just gives you chills.

@jovenaldomingo1123 3 года назад

09/01/21 Miracle water anyone air and water polluted yet??Our real life problems in the world today knowing or knew the truth will always set ur soul spirits free the truth will lead u to the path nature’s beauty in ur eyes can see ur point of views??07 think coming here??save money urself ur time ur soul spirits world if I was u now I will never come here in the Philippines to visit many hands here are holding the brooms any day of the month one year,he/she is playing with fire mix trash dry leaves with a lighter its own time set the fire anytime anyplace here sad but true in ur real lifetime glad to know if it’s worth coming here!!think 07

@FaisalKhan-yt5on 3 года назад

So true dear, we are blessed ..we have to thank god in whatever way we live

@AM0025 6 лет назад

Finally RU-vid recommended something good for a change.

@smartalek180 6 лет назад

Got to give it time, and got to have patience... Plus, the more you watch -- and discriminate by quickly switching off what you don't like, and sticking with and replaying what you do -- the more data the algorithms can crunch. Over the last year, my hit-to-miss ratio has gone up dramatically. I've been impressed by how they're improving.

@martin5190 5 лет назад

hahaha , right?

@mrmario007 5 лет назад

One the best cinematography I have ever seen ❤️🌍

@bogdanb7383 5 лет назад

yeah, reminds me of Samsara

@eggesilo8070 4 года назад

Me to

@anandilalkatpitiya4533 4 года назад

It's National Geographic bro, what else can you expect?

@Mandeepd13 4 года назад

I cannot express about how much gratitude and respect i have for National Geographic for making me see and feel things like no other digital media platform anywhere around the globe. I wish the people you record in you videos have a life full of wealth and well being. You guys can really make people do great things. Keep Growing.

@maazkalim 4 года назад

That depends.

@Mandeepd13 4 года назад

@@maazkalim TBH, BBC is also an outstanding Channel. P.S - ?

@Apocalypse_Cow 4 года назад

NG is a deepstate disinformation channel

@maazkalim 4 года назад

Alright. Thanks for your response. And BTW, were you asking me anything? Regardless.. How could you "P S." without even editing your comment?

@itchyvet 3 года назад

How about expressing thanks and gratitude for the folks who built this system/run and maintain it.

@lukegaming86 3 года назад

These people are so incredibly strong. I love how this film shows a parallel with an ancestral way of life, and how the culture has changed, but somehow retained the heart of the nomadic spirit of the sahara

@hiworldstephensonultranate290 2 года назад

come again please

@luhodmunadaw00023 11 месяцев назад

Quite curious how these people survived without much water around them

@2531Prasad 5 лет назад

We talk about making mars habitable i wonder if we can make desert habitable.

@justinkim1272 5 лет назад

Ummm yes we can, people live in the desert 🙄

@ashrc1889 5 лет назад

Prasad Bankar Dubai?

@tanvirhasanat9772 5 лет назад

if we make changes to the desert it will effect the ecosystem

@nyanard 4 года назад

But we already do that Lots of city builded at the desert

@c00lstuffs_ 4 года назад

Yes my bro. Recently, China makes it possible to grow plants on the deserts and they grow just fine....

@MiaogisTeas 6 лет назад

Nat Geo is raising the bar on RU-vid! What a moving documentary. The evocative music matched the visuals, and the overall minimalist vibe was perfect for this subject.

@drfranks1158 6 лет назад

And then they blew it, by not paying a narrator to speak. Reading is annoying when I want to WATCH those amazing visuals.

@chebhou 6 лет назад

I think those are made by independent film makers and NatGeo is sharing/promoting them.

@nnalan4886 6 лет назад

Dr Franks Subs >>>Dubs

@ronin4209 6 лет назад

Boring documentary with f***** up audio they didn't raise the bar I've seen better and heard better

@Jimmyxsx 6 лет назад

Dr Franks a documentary this good doesnt need a narrator.

@arsenal0095 6 лет назад

The desert looks so peaceful!

@HostadDigitalMedia 6 лет назад

Gre Gre and yet can be so violent if you underestimate it

@freddierodriguez2608 6 лет назад

It does but the desert is crazy I've spent almost 2 years in it and will never go back lol temperatures of 125°F at 11P.M. 111°F

@mentallyilldarkjeroid5378 6 лет назад

It reminded me of the Dirk Pitt book "Sahara" so I had to watch this. I live in a scrub desert and don't like it. I need forested area. So for that reason people need to buy up my "Impact" and "Dance of Death" James Grider novels on Amazon by E. Paula Willson so I can accrue money to move.

@HostadDigitalMedia 6 лет назад

I’ve been through a desert on a horse with no name

@DBT1007 6 лет назад

yea.. looks "peaceful" because there are nothing on it. it's empty place. basically if u lost on this place without food, water, and equipments, u will die. the possibility is high.

@MahammadAli 10 месяцев назад

Anyone here after watching passenger Paramvir's vlog

@usmanmani3728 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely yes bro😂😂😂

@rover9300 6 месяцев назад

Who?

@ali_ozz1388 6 месяцев назад

@nayeemahmed6794 3 месяца назад

Whó is that?

@AmitAgarwal-rb5jh 3 месяца назад

Myself

@Czwakiel 6 лет назад

Amazing film! I absolutely loved the cinematography! More content like this depicting life around different parts of the world would be great.

@thCentury-rx9di 6 лет назад

Mateusz Czwakiel what I’m thinking!

@gitchygitchy123 6 лет назад

I'll be honest here and say that i would very much enjoy content similar to this, infact i would pay for something like this, not gonna lie

@disruptasiamagazine 6 лет назад

You should check out these films: Baraka and Samsara. Both directed by Ron Fricke. It is exactly like this video, capturing cultures around the world. Even the cinematography is identical.

@bukharimarto 6 лет назад

Adrian Muhammad Yea, you're right, i was watched it three months ago and almost cannot breathe while watching that!! :D

@hzubovi1 6 лет назад

I rember the old national geographic documentaries, they were very bad considering how good the photos in magazines were, so watching this is a breath of fresh air. I absolutely agree with you. Excellent cinematographer and photography. Hope to see more like this one.

@karimahnaimah 5 лет назад

So grateful for everything in my life after watching this video. Al hamdu lillah

@zakariachicoula3470 4 года назад

Al Hamdoulillah brother, that had me in tears.

@ibrahimsaquibquadri 4 года назад

@K Naimah, Zakariya, and Ammara. Agree with you all, but just try to imagine how close are they to the times of our beloved Prophet peace be upon him in their worldly life. In Qiyamah we have looooong accounts to settle and they would be in Jannah in the blink of an eye compared to us.

@ibrahimsaquibquadri 4 года назад

@Ammara Mujahid: May Allah help us in becoming true momins and bless all the muslims of the world, especially the oppressed ones.

@aersanegos9635 4 года назад

Be greatful for what you have and be thankful to god for being born away from the harsh desert in sahara lucky to us we were born in a wealthy place and beautiful country but it is amazing also for those people who were born and live as a poor life in the desert for they were distine to be at that wonderful place even it is a harsh environment and living as a poor but they use to it and I am really greatful to god for everything and may godbless those people there and god be with them

@yapppmultli8282 3 года назад

Alhamdulillah, salam from Indonesia brother

@Trackman2007 6 лет назад

This footage is pure art! Absolutely fantastic! Ambience reminds something like star wars and provokes thoughts about Universe, which is great!

@charonsferryold 6 лет назад

They actually filmed all the Tatooine scenes in the Sahara. You can even find the charred remains of Luke's homestead in Tunisia.

@theforsaken4489 2 года назад

Infinity respect to the amazing workers that laid all the railing in this unforgiving terrain. And definitely not forgetting all the railway workers there .

@hiseverest9074 2 года назад

France

@theforsaken4489 2 года назад

@@hiseverest9074 ??

@AzlianaLyana 6 лет назад

3 kilometres long train? Wow! It's amazing how the main cars manage to pull the whole load. This is a very well made video by the way. Almost feels like watching a movie with a very unsettling undertone. I'm just.. amazed by the train, still. Thanks for sharing National Geographic.

@richd618 6 лет назад

Trains are indeed pretty amazing. I used to live in coal mining country in WVa and southwestern VA. Sometimes the trains are so long you could get stuck at a crossing for 15-20 minutes. And those trains are going up and down mountains. Raw power.

@Beefy_B0y330 6 лет назад

Look up a video: why trains can't go uphill by james may, it's very interesting!

@immabecoinz 6 лет назад

Azliana Lyana that unsettling undertone.... I feel it too. sad how these people live

@latestcentury8374 6 лет назад

3 engines are pulling from front and probably 3 more engine pushing from back...

@KevAlberta 6 лет назад

In Canada trains can be over 4 kilometers long

@gumelini1 6 лет назад

I would watch an entire hour and a half documentary on this,that is how hooked i am after watching this

@MuteMentalist 6 лет назад

I recommend Samsara

@Healtsome 6 лет назад

I second this. Baraka is great too

@ismailshani9108 6 лет назад

me too

@evanb5388 6 лет назад

This is easily the most well produced video I've ever seen on RU-vid.

@Scarfacex11 5 лет назад

noted *

@roguewarr4662 5 лет назад

Some people struggle to just live ,some people struggle to go to Mars ..isn't life funny

@user-yf4qh1ks9f 5 лет назад

rogue warr thats not funny, thats sad! Its a perfect example of how imperfect our society is!

@roguewarr4662 5 лет назад

@@user-yf4qh1ks9f Not all countries and not all people on this planet make stupid choices in life ,to end up on the bottom of society .To me a train running through a dessert is poetic.not sad..(your words not mine) Society is the best thing we have ,next level is the walking dead .I hope your not one of them are you.

@user-yf4qh1ks9f 5 лет назад

rogue warr I dont really get what u mean and if i misunderstood your first comment; my bad. What I wanted to say is that i think nobody should have to struggle to survive on this planet. In theorie there are enough recourses for everybody on this planet. Unfortunately these recourses are not distributed equally which result in poverty and the "struggle to just live".

@roguewarr4662 5 лет назад

@@user-yf4qh1ks9f Sorry to inform you but that's how the world works .there has been always people struggling to get by since the beginning of time .Well try this ,how about you go and get a good paying job ,and when you get paid ,give half you money away to the poor of Africa and see if that works for you . Sound like you would like a communist or socialist world.....(My country should not be held accountable for the mistakes of your country )I HELP people in my town ,city,country only. You need to plead your case to the United Nations

@azizeya7807 5 лет назад

@rogue warr the problem is in the choices themselves, do all people have choices? Are the "third world" free to choose and decide what's going on with their lives? The problem is these countries and societies are still occupied in different ways and they gonna stay always like that because their richness and development means the contrary for other "big countries" and that's the sad reality

@funone0015 3 года назад

This was powerful. With no voice over and suitable music choices. Made me feel like I was there

@catseyeruby1120 5 лет назад

At some point,I felt like watching CGI animation.. Awsome cinematography.. The music and the people's brought a strange feeling in me.. It bought me tears.. Long live sahara ❤

@psalmsurfer1 5 лет назад

NG is good at that..riling up peoples' emotions in first world countries who's only problems in life are what starbucks flavor am I going to order today and when my next overpriced heavy interst rated student loan payment is due

@sro1756 4 года назад

psalmsurfer1 even people in developed countries have an elaborate set of problems in life. much more than what you listed

@atiqrahman7289 4 года назад

Catseye Ruby. Yes,it brought tears in my eyes too. There are people who are destined to s harsh life in desert. We living with comfort in USA city have some thoughs about our troubles/anxieties of day to day matters. We do tend to forget the harsh life of so many people on this earth----they are human beings like us---- they were born to their impoverished mothers, a harsh & poor life has been their destiny.

@sharmaboy6642 4 года назад

catseye Ruby I live sahara long time

@aersanegos9635 4 года назад

@@atiqrahman7289 its sad but your totally right we both live in a amazing country but yours is the best for it its USA while I live in the philippines and it is sad to watch this video seeing those people lives in the desert but they use to it, a harsh environment also a beautiful landscape and views in the place where the place in there is unique than ours may bless those people who lives their and god be with them

@gorguimoussa1636 6 лет назад

this is the train of the biggest company in Mauritania called "Snim", it is located in Nouadhibou the economic Capital of Mauritania and my father works in there since 1977 and he'll retire this year. it's very beautiful watching and seeing my fellow citizen just heart toching

@gorguimoussa1636 6 лет назад

@Master Of Fatality of course it is. This will be an amazing experience

@sukantchaurasia803 6 лет назад

Dude........Really Ur. people......are living in very tough terrain conditions.....🎩🎩Hats.....Off......2....Uu

@Crurned 6 лет назад

My respect to all the inhabitants of the Sahara, you are more resilient than the entire population of the so called first world countries only by living in a desert like the Sahara.

@ChuckD59 6 лет назад

Thank you for that information, Gorgui.

@simonbrown9695 6 лет назад

you should be so proud to be apart of sometig so wonderfull

@TurboSqu1d 6 лет назад

Amazing. Nothing short of cinematographic genius making something so trivial in modern society seem almost futuristic. Short films like these that make you say wow aloud at something so basic and take your imagination to another world, despite it being filmed here, are really inspiring.

@giryraj7394 4 года назад

One of the best I have seen. Thank you NatGeo. Direction , photography and cinematography are beyond words. People living in such precarious situations are always a motivation. The director has portrayed it beautifully. Could'nt be better

@maazkalim 4 года назад

They didn't produce it.

@religion_of_rage 6 лет назад

who wouldve guessed that a story of a railway can be so beautiful?

@nnalan4886 6 лет назад

Creepy Kid Sheldon.

@FJAR1635 6 лет назад

I could. Railways are extremely beautiful and a monumental achievement in engineering.

@Swalker8019 6 лет назад

This guy knows how to place a camera. Just wow. Amazing

@jattmehkma9689 6 лет назад

He's A professional

@eugene188 6 лет назад

Its National Geographic, that's why. They know shot composition.

@corngrohlio 6 лет назад

And how to tell the CG department how to fake the odd shot or two

@dhyvrg 3 года назад

how come a video make u feel hopeful, sad, happy, lonely, and grateful at the same time.. iwish greatcontent like this will always freely accessible for all of us the unfortunates

@linggiman 6 лет назад

Wow..more modern people need to see this..Makes me feel more grateful for what I have..Thank you for sharing

@linggiman 6 лет назад

Europa H2O Alien Yeah..? Your mindset certainly still is. In a stone age my friend.

@Peglegkickboxer 6 лет назад

Why? We already mastered living very comfortablely in deserts, look at Nevada, Arizona, new mexico, SoCal, Texas, etc.

@ZK-ff2ru 6 лет назад

Peglegkickboxer The landscapes are not exactly the same

@andymckee53 6 лет назад

I tip my hat to Macgregor the film maker for this utterly stunning and thoughtful piece. The style of using titles instead of a commentator is infinitely more preferable. Thank you for making this I salute you!

@SanjuSingh 5 лет назад

Conor McGregor is truly a multi talented being.

@TheJoe999Man 6 лет назад

Who needs the polar express when you have the desert express

$@verticalfracture$

@verticalfracture 6 лет назад

reminds me of dune

@danielmarero334 6 лет назад

More of an ocean than a desert, I guess

@johnf.9182 5 лет назад

basil shibu 😂😂💀💀💀😂

@amreshrandive5371 4 года назад

OMG really wonderful. Places like this still exists on this planet, even in 21st Century. As if time has stooped. Wonderful cinematography. Only one issue " Text font is too small". Mauritania.... amazing.

@hussainmazzy7087 2 года назад

These places exist in 21st century due to big corporation who like to control the world for their wealth.

@thexsoar 6 лет назад

Nobody does slow zooms into emotionless people's faces like NatGeo.

@ricardito777 6 лет назад

Yes, Ron Fricke.

@MiguelBaptista1981 6 лет назад

Emotionless ? Those are faces filled with wisdom, and heart, as you will never see in an American tv show. You lack as much human empathy as the desert lacks rain.

@thexsoar 6 лет назад

I disagree but I admire your passion.

@tyn999 6 лет назад

Lol

@RandyDrayton 6 лет назад

Yes, watch Samsara ..on cid

@danielengle4089 5 лет назад

This short film is incredibly well produced.

@kingz_kenyan9160 4 года назад

Its Nat Geo........very professional people

@luizpinto4926 4 года назад

Una muy hermosa produccion, um short movie que Valle mas que se furta por una hora

@bennermk2472 5 лет назад

The music and videography was absolutely stunning, loved it!

@elmarieking9590 4 года назад

Just a pity the words are to small to read ..

@hardrays 4 года назад

it sure beats the stroke inducing "reality" productions that were (or maybe still are) released under the natgeo badge since newscorp took the reign. specifically, i am a fan of not allowing the camera to become the action. great stuff, your right!

@obamabinladen6679 3 года назад

9:57 his face brings peace. what a calm soul.

@rover9300 6 месяцев назад

Great shot

@TheRishabhkumar 6 лет назад

I love how cinematically this video is done with almost no words. The visuals and the sounds were totally captivating.

@learnmathematics5288 4 года назад

And we here in India complain to the GOD for not having a luxurious life !!!! Long live Mauritiana . Love from India . May The GOD bless you people .

@kenmunoz8517 6 лет назад

Very refreshing to see a beautiful film on RU-vid.

@godbluffvdgg 6 лет назад

~smirk~ Yeah there's hardly any millions of them...~smirk, eye roll~ The 81 people that agree with you should be banned from the internet...

@directreply350 6 лет назад

Ken Munoz honestly! I’m on RU-vid probably an hour a day is this type of cinematography is very rare. Actually makes you stop for a second. Almost all of RU-vid is handheld cellphone or webcam junk!

@RobinDobbie 6 лет назад

For a second I thought I was on Vimeo.

@subhamchakraborty7015 3 года назад

The people who survive in this hot condition are just awesome🙏

@whatislife4987 6 лет назад

2:56 While everyone is so still, this guy dropped his stick and picked it up LOL

@DaysOfFunder 6 лет назад

ha, easter egg from the editor there for sure.

@feverishyak 6 лет назад

no this dropping of stick is a sign in my culture of meaning respect to all who are watching. thank you (sorry my english is poor)

@dillon5155 6 лет назад

what

@Scarfacex11 5 лет назад

nani !

@mirtuzzamitthi4755 5 лет назад

BBC news reporter...may be

@danbeggan 4 года назад

Its amazing to me that the iron that comes from from her is going to build a world completely different to where it came from. The train, the tracks and the mining machinery are a little piece of that world but otherwise it feels like a different planet.

@zuhairashtar1430 4 года назад

These Trains are best option for transportation of Minerals. Because they save time and money.

@looaialmouqabil 4 года назад

Zuhair Ashtar I don’t think thats his point tho..

@moim1280 4 года назад

Hypocrisy 🤦🏽‍♂️

@sidhantjasrotia220 4 года назад

Where does the government spend the money,just cities?

@moim1280 4 года назад

SIDHANT JASROTIA on their stomachs

@vincemarquez2142 6 лет назад

I didnt want this to end I just wanted to keep watching it

@rajaspydey 5 лет назад

Vince Marquez yea. The audio is sooo good along with video

@ashwinjohn2193 5 лет назад

Exactly

@jackipsful 5 лет назад

Me too!

@isao2952 5 лет назад

watch blade runner

@WednesMadness Год назад

Not a single word of narration and yet one of the best video I have seen in a long time. Great music and cinematography. I think the dessert automatically helps a lot to get those magnificent scenes.

@hazri8758 6 лет назад

Imagine yourself being stranded in the Sahara, then you see this train but you think it's just a mirage..

@jeffstrains4014 6 лет назад

Needs to have a picture of the grim reaper on the side

@claudioduartesilva 6 лет назад

RU-vid needs more stuff like this!

@praggypopsqa4652 6 лет назад

There is plenty. You just have to look for it. And YT content is provided by private individuals from all over the world, not by YT. Even you can upload a video. It's all volunteer contributions to the platform. This is not like a television network with preprogrammed content. So go ahead, charge up your cell phone and make a video. It's as easy as that. Got it?

@ismailshani9108 6 лет назад

there are, jst watch some like this n it will suggest automatically

@kiransagarkatari551 6 лет назад

@@praggypopsqa4652 r

@toniturnwald9890 6 лет назад

I rode in the late 80s on Top of a waggon on that railway, it was so bizzarre and amazing. I never forget that trip that I made. I think this is one of the extremst railway of the world. Thank you for uploadingthese film. Also I must apologize for my bad English, but I'm from Bavaria. cheerio Toni

@CelestialLites 6 лет назад

Do they have to pay to ride the train? How often does train stop, or do they jump off when they get to destination?

@jakubhn208 6 лет назад

In cargo waggon is for free, but usually is 1 passanger waggon with a lot of people inside and holes in windows. So beter jump in first few waggons to avoid sit in huge dust cloud. Between Nobadibhou and Choum it stopped once when i was ridding on. Is only one way railway so train stops time to time for bypassing other trains from other directions. Highly reccomend that jurney, amazing experience if you decide must take snowboard googles to protect your eyes from dust,

@user-kd7kr1zu8x 6 лет назад

Reading this comment got me hard...

@toniturnwald9890 6 лет назад

Mohamad Fay Squeeeeze me, why? Got you this hard, it was a brilliant time, when I was young.

@MarquisVonLion 6 лет назад

No it's free, it stops at a place called "Choum" where you can jump on top of a loaded truck to go south towards "Atar" and other southern town. Meanwhile the train continue its journey to the north where it will be loaded with Iron ore.

@yudhaadityasukmanto 2 года назад

Thank you natgeo for keep this art free to watch

@miandadjamali397 6 лет назад

Just Awesome. Salute to these peoples living very hard life. Grettings and Love From Pakistan

@vidyarthi4009 6 лет назад

Hailey Brown u people can't even appreciate a good greetings. Live u life appreciate good things. Stop your arrogance and hatred. World will be a great place

@abhishekjha1996 5 лет назад

I m from ur enemy country... but I appreciate ur comment.

@MoidNouman 5 лет назад

10:00 Winning smile on Malick face, May my lord bless them.

@elainsoi9859 4 года назад

I dnt know him but dear God bless Malick abundantly

@greencagar1355 6 лет назад

SubhanAllah! This was a piece of Art

@StreetPeter 6 лет назад

Praise Allah for bacon.

@Sidharth77 2 года назад

Thank you to National Geographic and all the members involved in the making of such a beautiful short film This is an example which shows that Awesome videos can be done even without any narration

@henryi9738 6 лет назад

Wow ! Nat Geo has really outdone themselves here ! This looks like something out of a great Hollywood movie.

@WR3ND 6 лет назад

I think it looks even better than what I would expect out of Hollywood, but it is evocative of an epic movie.

@PhilJonesIII 6 лет назад

Agreed!! They went down a more commercial/popular route some years ago and the quality of programming really suffered in my eyes. They were even endorsing products that should never have appeared on the same page as their name. This is a truly refreshing change and I sincerely hope it continues.

@bezarau 6 лет назад

that is because this was done by an independent film maker and NatGeo is simply promoting/sharing it.

@PhilJonesIII 6 лет назад

Well, we can hope its a sign of change for the better. Some of the stuff they churned out in recent years has been embarrassing.

@bezarau 6 лет назад

Philip Jones I completely agree, Philip

@khan-hg6em 5 лет назад

it is sad to see this much bad conditions for the locals,i checked now they have a population of only 4.3mn ,its not that much to be taken care of, this iron ore industry must be making billions and the stories of corruption must be rampant as usual in developing countries.

@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118 5 лет назад

Exactly. Just as you said.

@0121zero 5 лет назад

The total value of exports from Mauritania is only $1.5b so it really isn't much. Most of the mining is done by Canadian companies too.

@Ozymandias1 5 лет назад

They could come to Germany and England and live on benefits.

@aaabbott1383 5 лет назад

@Pete is never wrong Turns out Pete was wrong.

@WestOfEarth 5 лет назад

@@Apoli1982 funny you say that considering slavery still persists in Mauritania.

@simonrimui 5 лет назад

Loving How everyone is madly in love with this master piece video

@solooverland3666 2 года назад

Thank you, NatGeo! As always, beautiful and informative. For the people of Mauritania and the awesome Sahara, السلام عليكم. شكرا لك!

@t.e.lawrence3411 6 лет назад

The cleanliness of the desert....no other place like it

@ezix3753 6 лет назад

Well said colonel

@BigEightiesNewWave 5 лет назад

Sand in your teeth and lungs.

@joshl.772 5 лет назад

The winds tend to blow garbage until it is caught (bush, fence, etc.) making some places in the desert look like landfills.

@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118 5 лет назад

@Buddy Van Cigrit sorry mate, but you're just too thick to comprehend this.

@matthewviramontes3131 5 лет назад

Outer space is pretty clean. Sterile actually

@Ranveer_sangha03 5 лет назад

9:58 and 10:13 bought tears in my eyes dont know why but I am filled with pain

@soumendunath9179 4 года назад

Cause you have a heart

@aaebsssb9914 4 года назад

crybaby

@raissavioletta7267 4 года назад

same

@mdjabedmiah1128 4 года назад

@@wizardsfirstrule3061 It's cute? What are you? A inhuman cruel? Ever thought how hard they sustain their livelihood?

@BrianKrahmer 4 года назад

yeah, capitalism is awesome, isn't it? :(

@穿越非洲 6 лет назад

I have trekked between Chinguetti and Ouadane in early 2017 with Ahmad,the same guide in the film.He was so kind and nice,as well as professional.I could not forget this 5-day long trip with him.After this trekking I climbed on the train and stayed overnight there.It's an experience that I will never forget.Thank you Mauritania.

@scoobycarr5558 6 лет назад

Jianglei Yuan The people of Mauritania can be pretty friendly and fun to be with, just like Morocco.

@jasquer 6 лет назад

I was there too, though I missed the camel trek! Abdou from Auberge Zarga in Chinguetti is also in the video. Very friendly, welcoming people.

@nallanchakravarthy4849 3 года назад

The camel, desert and music... Way better than so called cinematic woods... National geographic has done a perfect treat to ears, eyes

@PaulFerzoco 5 лет назад

Beautiful. I think I've watched this 100 times. Thank you.

@In-Shaan 5 лет назад

Excellent cinematography, thrilling wide-angle views and soul calming music.

@masonklabunde1550 6 лет назад

Imagine laying the tracks.

@buelph5742 6 лет назад

Mason Klabunde imagine being in a car waiting to cross the street 😂

@HouseJawn 6 лет назад

People do amazing things

@Quantum-Bullet 6 лет назад

House Party, well a lot of money is involved, so stuff is happening!

@rudrapsarkar 6 лет назад

what i dont get is whats it nailed to? sand dunes? also--why are the dunes constantly spilling over em? engineering is crazy

@ExploringCabinsandMines 6 лет назад

a good place to die nailed to ? A Millienial question.

@RABonsai Год назад

The filming is just outstanding.

@rpdrajev 5 лет назад

I'm literally incapable of expressing with words what this short movie did to me but I'll try. One, I'm obsessed with geography so learning new things about some place in the world is always welcome. Two, since I'm passionate about visual arts especially photography I was mind-blown by the visual quality, I truly believe the videographer is a genius. Three, it's very humbling to see how some people live, under such conditions, it gives a person a whole new approach to life and reeeally boosts gratitude for everything that we have in our everyday life. I am beyond stunned by this production, I want to thank everyone who stands behind it and contributed to it, it is amazing.

@kingz_kenyan9160 4 года назад

Nat Geo are the experts in these things.....I have a tonne of their documentaries

@jptothetree 3 года назад

What an insanely beautiful production. Thank you!

@sanjaypurswani3405 3 года назад

Algeria was a French colony.

@sanjaypurswani3405 3 года назад

Near Mauritania

@Harikrishna-xw1ok 3 года назад

My heart broken when I read "it is their only connection to the outside world " quite powerful. Now people in urban still feel alone having all kind of gadgets. Such a blessed life we have. Imagine life of these people. Great...just great people.

@valeriehaider3273 3 года назад

They believe they are blessed too Without all of your gadgets... simplicity is bliss.. beautiful land..

@simplywonderful449 3 года назад

@@valeriehaider3273 Yet they are connected to the outside world because they want to, right? No one is forcing such a connection, but I noticed the fellow on the hopper car ALSO had headphones, certainly not from anywhere but the "outside world".

@hiworldstephensonultranate290 2 года назад

People in urban life feel lonely i know it even small cities are!

@thefutureofyesterday8136 4 года назад

So interesting how people today live around the globe. This video was done in very good taste. The train rambling down the track in the middle of no where is spectacular.

@stuarthoney4213 4 года назад

What a wonderful bit of film making. The editing was superb as was the direction. So nice to see a proper professional job on RU-vid.

@ibrahim3690 6 лет назад

always be thankful for what you got

@cmauro7912 Год назад

I love that we can see the world without leaving ours. Sahara and its people. Such filming and composition is an art and treat. Thank you NG.

@spacebro1749 Год назад

You're missing the fun part

@albinuzhuvath 6 лет назад

I just love the background music!! ( Hear it with a headphone)

@chrisklaffi9425 6 лет назад

must be hammock

@edgiemon6321 6 лет назад

I would love to know the genre, artist or song name! Its beautiful.

@priyopurnomo1996 6 лет назад

Kereta

@amansingh-lj3tg 6 лет назад

@@edgiemon6321 it's ambient. Search for hammock and we are all astronauts.

@ultratwin 6 лет назад

I could make out a few familiar Spectrasonics Omnisphere pad patches in the first half. Also...Hammock is fantastic!

@DandragonDe 6 лет назад

Is it just me or is there a lot of static in the audio? Sound seems okay, but there is some kind of digital static that screams through everything :/ else, wonderfully atmosperic (to the point that the sound is something that comes in the way)

@HiAdrian 6 лет назад

They compress the audio heavily before uploading, that's the static/fuzzing you hear throughout. It's simply an unnecessary oversight. Sadly, almost no one seems to notice.

@wolfiy 6 лет назад

It sounds way better on their website

@rosh9414 6 лет назад

The Malick who sells fish is my friend... He says it's tough to survive out there in the Sahara... So folks.. Always give respect to whatever job you do... Peace

@alfrredd 6 лет назад

he's got some nice wireless headphones though...

@K1ll3rM4st3r 6 лет назад

@@alfrredd yea but thats probably one of the new nice things he may have, and he could be killed for them

@alfrredd 6 лет назад

@@K1ll3rM4st3r still, he has some💰

6 лет назад

Quiet down you rat.

@Dim.g0v 5 лет назад

@ThatCrazy Drunk Where are these videos at?

@deity.46 3 года назад

This video has no business being this high of production quality but I’m glad it is

@BasitKhan-jr5rx 4 года назад

Beautiful faces . Wonderful documentary

@rakman4097 5 лет назад

wow! no commentary makes the video even more amazing.. Well done NG!

@jean-pierredupreez4413 6 лет назад

Incredible film but it worries me that nobody commented on how bad the audio is. I can hear that a lot went into designing and mixing this project but it sounds like RU-vid's data compression screwed up big time.

@SynchroScore 6 лет назад

I was thinking the same thing. It sounds like everything was overlaid with the sound from a bare microphone sticking out the window of a speeding car.

@cooldude2251 6 лет назад

did you listen to it with headphones?

@jean-pierredupreez4413 6 лет назад

I HAVE MUFFINS! No, I listened to it in my studio with monitors.

6 лет назад

@@jean-pierredupreez4413 LOL

@skagate 3 года назад

This film is breathtakingly beautiful, I am really at a loss for words.

@abominusrex3205 3 года назад

Comes to show that a good cameraman can create shots that are so unreal, they are better than any CGI

@kishanky1352 5 лет назад

This is incredibly beautiful...Probably one of the most beautiful things I have watched on RU-vid... Thank You Nat Geo...

@hsnify 6 лет назад

what a treat for my eyes and soul, people like Malick are true heros; what we do is sit in our comfy homes and complain lol

@_caracalla_ 3 года назад

THE FACTORY MUST GROW.

@acsuae 4 года назад

This video made me sad 😥 How much blessed I'm ya Allah 🙏 Thank you for everything that you gave me in my life 😭

@mb8kr 4 года назад

Why did it make you sad.

@vinamrasinghai2339 4 года назад

Why? They practised slavery, can you do it in the name of Allah in your country?

@waterfall5024 4 года назад

That's great, but if you get a chance to help people who are not blessed as you don't mention this but dare to act, that what makes a human being a good person.

@mohamedelhaddade6371 4 года назад

@@vinamrasinghai2339 you are looking like a smart guy and am pretty sure you're soo fun at parties

@Paapi_purush 3 года назад

Allah is a hoax just like a mirage

@vijayagra2011 3 года назад

Caution :- Don't Skip the Movie. It Just 12 minutes and 49 Seconds Long. But The Journey to make this Video is So Long. We are witnessing an Era Of Progression, Which can't describe in words. This is a Story of the human being Struggle in Sahara Desert. Huge Respect to those Human Being, who built this Railway in the Sahara Dessert 🙏🙏

@sayeedhossain732 5 лет назад

Do you like Mars? Do you want to go there? Just go to the heart of the desert - Sahara!

@LannasMissingLink 4 года назад

But Mars is cold, so probably the frigid deserts of the Arctic are a better example

@razashah7881 Год назад

one of the masterpieces of production.

@Saudara_spiritualis 6 лет назад

Mah boi Malick got them nice headphones ayee !

@allseriousness 5 лет назад

thats what that 30 dollars every 3 days get you boiiii

@kriskris7370 5 лет назад

@psalmsurfer1 5 лет назад

cant be THAT poor! lmaoooo

@kap1526 4 года назад

Right they look like wireless bluetooth Sony's , that gotta connect to a nice phone lol

@kap1526 4 года назад

@Cosmonauteable lmao we do what we gotta do

@gjkdfh442 5 лет назад

They might be poor materially but these people are rich spiritually

@ivansemenchuk1489 4 года назад

I watched three times in a row with my mouth open. The feeling you get when a fellow human being stares directly into your soul, makes you feel like he is your brother

@drewad0 9 месяцев назад

Incredibly beautiful footage. Was gripped to my chair for the whole video. Totally surreal landscape.

@suhailnazer5160 4 года назад

incredible videography. love from india 🇮🇳

@instrukarthik 3 года назад

@@simplej7409 why ask..as if we live only on the bread crumbs left by British..

@medozil7023 5 лет назад

Mauritania 🇲🇷🇲🇷🇲🇷

@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118 5 лет назад

@Yusuf patel wow! You seem to know much about that place already. That's cool, u know

@medozil7023 5 лет назад

@Yusuf patel thnks bro

@HouseJawn 6 лет назад

This is one of the coolest things ive seen come from Nat Geo in 20-30 years

@maximus.hazzard 6 лет назад

same

@mumtazahmed1006 4 года назад

The people who worked on this railwy line are heros ...

@JMsoo 2 года назад

I remember watching this video a few years ago and telling myself if local can ride it I can ride it. Last May I travelled to Mauritania and rode on one of the carriages full of thin Iron ore grey dust (I was expecting small rocks) from the mine to the port town around 17 hours. An incredible experience and the sunset was just special...