Basic Info
Release: May 04, 2024
Runtime: 20 min
Status: Released
Cohabitants
2024
20 min
Overview
Piirissaar is a tiny Estonian island in Lake Peipus, on the very border of Russia. The Russian Old Believers who inhabited the island appeared here 300 years ago, during the Great Northern War, fleeing from the religious reforms in the Orthodox Church and to avoid being mobilized in the Russian army. As the waves have washed the island smaller and smaller, the community here has also fused over time, inevitably reaching the brink of extinction. However, the local culture and sense of life that developed in isolation from the rest of the “Russian world” has not yet completely disappeared from Piiriissaar.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- Estonia
Spoken Languages
- Russian ru
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Cast
Crew
Esko Rips
Producer
Olga Hartšuk
Producer
Guntis Trekteris
Producer
Viesturs Kairišs
Director
Viesturs Kairišs
Writer
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