International competition at IDFA 2022 – Best Cinematography Award / Artdocfest / Cinéma du Réel – Film d’Ouverture / True-False Film Festival / Vision du Réel /  CPH DOX / LuxFilmFest / Étonnants Voyageurs / 

In the summer 2021, an exceptional heat-wave and drought led to giant fires ravaging 19 million hectares in northeastern Siberia. In this region, at the heart of the taiga, lies the village of Shologon soon to be coated by a thick cloud of smoke. Spread by the wind, the black ashes carry alarming news: the forest is on fire and the flames are fast approaching. The government having left them to fend for themselves, the inhabitants must rally to fight The Dragon.

Screenplay: Alexander Abaturov / Producers: Rebecca Houzel, Alexander Abaturov, Luc Peter / Photography: Paul Guilhaume / Editing: Luc Forveille, Alexander Abaturov   / Sound: Myriam René, Sorin Apostol, Frédéric Buy /Music: Benoît de Villeneuve et Benjamin Morando, Delphine Malaussena with Les Percussions de Strasbourg / Color grading: Christophe Bousquet

Production: Petit à Petit production (France)

Coproduction: Sibériade (France), Intermezzo Films (Switzerland), Arte France Cinéma (France)

With the participation of Canal + and Arte France

With the support of The Creative Europe – Media Programme of the European Union, Image en Mouvement of Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Brouillon d’un Rêve de la SCAM, Fond d’Aide à l’Innovation Audiovisuelle du Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), the Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur with the CNC, the Région Île de France with the CNC, Procirep – Angoa, SACEM, Vision du réel, Succès passage antenne SRG SSR, and La Sacem

 

Distribution: Jour2Fête

International Sales: The Party Film Sales