KOC - NOMADS

by Rodion Ismailov
52’, Russia, Azerbaijan, 2010
Italian premiere
Azerbaijan is an ancient country, with its traditions, customs, and cultural heritage. This is a simple, yet harsh, story of daily life. A group of shepherds accompanies their flock of sheep from one meadow to the next in a long transhumance that lasts for many days and crosses the most treacherous terrain of the high plains. During this tremendous voyage they must face numerous difficulties and obstacles. Both the men and the animals are exhausted; some even risk death. But the shepherd’s job is to stay with the flock despite these hardships and to overcome all of the adversities in order to bring the animals to their destination, as their ancestors have always done in order to survive.
 

Rodion Ismailov Rodion Ismailov was born in 1966 in Azerbaijan. In 1998 he earned a degree in directing from the Saint Petersburg State University of Cinematography and Television. In 1997 he founded the Deboshir Film Studio, where he was the general director until 1999. From 2000 to 2005 he was the president of the Independent Cinema Fund in Saint Petersburg. Since 2009 he has worked as a director and producer for the production house, DC Film.