The Botanist
The Botanist

The Botanist

June 25, 2016 | 20 min

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan, a former Soviet Socialist Republic, plunged into a devastating civil war. A famine struck the mountainous region of the Pamir where Raïmberdi, a passionate and ingenious botanist, built his own hydroelectric station to help his family survive through the crisis.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Raïmberdi Mamatumarov

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