The Botanist

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan, a former Soviet Socialist Republic, plunged into a devastating civil war. A famine struck the mountainous region of the Pamir where Raïmberdi, a passionate and ingenious botanist, built his own hydroelectric station to help his family survive through the crisis.

Country:

Tajikistan

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

20 minutes

Year:

2016

Director:

Maude Plante-Husaruk

Cast:
Raïmberdi Mamatumarov

Self

Crew:
Maude Plante-Husaruk

Director

Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis

Director

Maude Plante-Husaruk

Editor

Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis

Music