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Description: DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES THE CAUCASIAN REGION OF SVANETIA, A REMOTE MOUNTAINOUS AREA WHERE THE USHKUL TRIBE LIVED FOR GENERATIONS IN A STONE AGE CULTURE. PROVIDES ETHNOGRAPHIC DETAIL ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL WAYS OF THE SVANS ALONG WITH A DRAMATIZED ACOUNT OF THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF SOVIET MODERNIZATION. THE AREA LACKS THE BASIC SUBSTANCE OF SALT AND THE SOVIET ROAD BUILDERS RESCUE THE SVANS FROM THEIR ISOLATION. SOVIET WORKERS BREAK THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN BARRIER TO COMPLETE A ROAD THAT WILL CONNECT THE SVANS WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD, GETTING SUPPLIES OF SALT AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PROVISIONS. VILLAGE OF USHKUL.

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