Cohabitants (2024)
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.
Director: Viesturs Kairišs
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 20 min
Release Date: May 4, 2024
Screenplay
Music: Juris Vaivods
Cinematography: Wojciech Staroń, Tomek Pawlik
Editing: Viesturs Kairišs
Production: Nafta, Ego Media
Country: Estonia
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cohabitants about?
- 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.
- Who directed Cohabitants?
- Cohabitants was directed by Viesturs Kairišs.
- How long is Cohabitants?
- Cohabitants has a runtime of 20m (20 minutes).
- What genre is Cohabitants?
- Cohabitants is a Documentary film.
- Where was Cohabitants produced?
- Cohabitants was produced in Estonia.