Salt for Svanetia

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Salt for Svanetia is a 1930 Soviet silent documentary film that portrays the harsh life and isolation of the Svan people in the Caucasus Mountains.

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instanceOf film
basedIn Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED
country Soviet Union
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
depicts Svan people NERFINISHED
harsh living conditions
isolation
rural life
director Mikhail Kalatozov NERFINISHED
era early Soviet cinema
filmFormat black-and-white
genre documentary
silent cinema
hasIntertitles Russian
notableFor ethnographic depiction of Svanetia
innovative cinematography
originalLanguage Russian intertitles
portrays economic hardship
geographical isolation
struggle for basic resources
traditional Svan culture
producer Sovkino NERFINISHED
productionCompany Sovkino NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1930
screenwriter Mikhail Kalatozov NERFINISHED
settingLocation Caucasus Mountains NERFINISHED
Svanetia NERFINISHED
sound silent
subjectMatter lack of salt supply in Svanetia
title Salt for Svanetia NERFINISHED

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Mikhail Kalatozov directed Salt for Svanetia