Aral, Fishing in an Invisible Sea
Jun 23 2004
•1h 53m
•Documentary
A documentary film about the three remaining generations of fishermen in the Aral Sea-- Their everyday struggle to survive in one of the most dire and inhospitable places on the planet.
Cast
See allJumagul Oltijanov
Himself (old fisherman)
Tanjer Irsimbetov
Himself (adult fisherman)
Janibek Anuarov
Himself (young fisherman)
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