The Winds of the Milky Way (1978)

The Winds of the Milky Way

1978

Documentary

Synopsis

Sequel to the "The Waterfowl People". The author interprets the kinship, linguistic and cultural relationships of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Finns, Vepsians, Votes, Setos, Erzya-Mordvinians, Mansi, Hungarians, Sami, Nganasans, and Estonians appear in the film. The film was shot in 1977 on location in northern Finland, Sapmi, Vepsia, Votia, Mordovia, Khantia-Mansia, Hungary, the Taymyr Peninsula, the Setomaa region in Estonia, and on the Estonian islands of Saaremaa and Muhu. Footage was also shot in 1970 in the Nenets Okrug. The second documentary in Lennart Meri's "Encyclopaedia Cinematographica Gentium Fenno - Ugricarum" series.

Credits

Director

Lennart Meri

Cast

Mikk Mikiver as Narrator (voice)

Crew

Aado Lintrop (Assistant Camera)

Aado Lintrop (Assistant Director)

Heno Sarv (Assistant Director)

Enn Putnik (Director of Photography)

Rein Maran (Director of Photography)

Eevi Säde (Editor)