7
Artdoc rating
Only 7% of Kalmykia’s population has access to clean drinking water. It is the most arid region of Russia. But Badma, a local herder, does not fight against nature — he lives in harmony with it. Following Buddhist practices and the traditions of his nomadic people, he aligns his daily life with the rhythms of the steppe and preserves a sense of resilience where it seems impossible to find.
Authors
Film crew
- Director
- Anastasia Sviridova
- Screen writer
- Anastasia Sviridova
- Operator
- Sofia Mukhtarova
- Producer
- Elena Puzyanova
- Sound producer
- Stepan Frolovsky
MOVIE ABOUT
- Theme
- Lifestyle, Ethnography
- Country
- Russia
- Film studio
- Институт кино и телевидения (ГИТР), Мастерская А.К. Железнякова
- Festivals
- Artdocfest 2026
- Languages
- Russian
- Subtitles
- English
Tags
Этнография
Образ жизни