Kamtschatka - Ein höllisches Paradies

Kamchatka - An Infernal Paradise
by Martin Thoma

Germany, 2008
Digital Betacam
Colour
Length: 14’
Language: German

Italian premiere

Clouds of smoke and vapor rise from the vulcanic craters and geysers of the Kamtschatka peninsula, the extreme Asian strip in the Bering sea. More than 160 volcanoes, in an area of nearly 370,000 square kilometers, have inspired geologists refer to this region as “the firey ring of the Pacific,” while the native people call it “the door to Hell”.

Martin Thoma
Born in 1960, he studied art, foreign languages, and philology in Germany and England. Since 1986 he has worked as a freelance journalist for several eminent German television stations, and has directed more than forty documentaries. He lives in Istanbul and Stuttgart where he works as a writer, director and producer.

Director: Martin Thoma
Screenplay: Martin Thoma
Photography: Peter Stickler
Editing: Martin Thoma
Music: Michael Hofer, Sergeij Kosigin
Producer: Goggo Gensch
Production Company: Südwestrundfunk Television

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