Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea (1991)
The small northern indigenous people, the Nivkhs, live on the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk. Every day, they face a harsh struggle for survival, while their lives are filled with everyday routines, customs, hunting, celebrations, death, and birth. Against this backdrop unfolds the story of a ten-year-old boy who, together with his grandfather, father, and uncle, goes on his first seal-hunting expedition. However, misfortune awaits the hunters as a fog descends over the sea, obscuring their view of the shore.
Director: Karen Gevorkyan
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Bayarta Dambayev as |
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Aleksandr Sasykov as Grandfather |
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Doskhan Zholzhaksynov as Father |
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Tokon Daiyrbekov as Uncle |
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А. Кавозг as |
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А. Пулюс as |
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Lyudmila Ivanova as |
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Olga Yenzak as |
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А. Каутина as |
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З. Агнюн as |
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В. Анаф as |
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А. Минато as |
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А. Санги as |
| Directing | Karen Gevorkyan | Director |
| Writing | Tolomush Okeev | Writer |
| Writing | Karen Gevorkyan | Writer |
| Writing | Chinghiz Aitmatov | Novel |
| Sound | Shandor Kallosh | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Andrey Danilenko | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rudolf Vatinyan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ihor Bieliakov | Director of Photography |
| Art | Yevgeni Striletsky | Production Design |
| Camera | Karen Gevorkyan | Director of Photography |