The Urals

by Oliver Goetzl

Germany, 2009
HD
Colour
Length: 44’
Language: English

Italian premiere

The second episode of the series, Wild Russia, introduces the viewer to the Ural Mountains. Mysterious stone monuments mark the border between Europe and Asia: oOn a plateau in the northern Ural mountains the “Seven Strong Men” loom 50 metres high into the sky. The indigenous people regard “Manpupuner” as a place where ghosts gather. Extending over 2,000 kilometres from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Kazakh border, the foothills of the Ural mountains are covered in coniferous forests and softly blend into the adjacent steppe landscape. Hungry wolves roam the forest in search of prey, always wary of the larger solitary bears. Besides, mighty elks find their food here, even when the high snow cover already reaches the bear’s’ belly. For the first time, this film captures it was filmed how migrating elk swim through broad rivers in late winter to find new feeding grounds. Wild Russia shows the unique landscapes and the richness of the flora and fauna of the largest country in the world, in breathtaking HD-quality.

Oliver Goetzl
Born in 1968 in Hamburg, he studied biology with a specialization in zoology, functional anatomy, evolution and ethology. He also studied paleontology, geology and hydrobiology at Hamburg University. Since 1999 he has devoted
his time to producing and directing nature documentaries with his production company, Gulo Film Productions.

Director: Oliver Goetzl
Screenplay: Oliver Goetzl
Photography: Ivo Nörenberg
Editing: Oliver Goetzl
Sound: Oliver Goetzl, Ivo Nörenberg
Music: Kolja Erdmann
Production Company: NDR Naturfilm Studio Hamburg Documentaries

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