The Winds of the Milky Way
Sequel to The Waterfowl People, this documentary presents the author’s interpretation of kinship, linguistic connections, and cultural relationships among the Finno-Ugric peoples. Finns, Vepsians, Votes, Setos, Erzya-M Mordvinians, Mansi, Hungarians, Sami, Nganasans, and Estonians appear in the film. Filming took place in 1977 on location across northern Finland, Sápmi, Vepsia, Votia, Mordovia, Khantia-Mansia, Hungary, the Taymyr Peninsula, the Setomaa region in Estonia, and on the Estonian islands Saaremaa and Muhu. Additional footage was shot in 1970 in the Nenets Okrug. This work constitutes the second documentary in Lennart Meri’s Encyclopaedia Cinematographica Gentium Fenno-Ugricarum series.
Director(s)
Lennart Meri
Heno Sarv
Aado Lintrop
The Winds of the Milky Way FAQs
The directors of The Winds of the Milky Way are Lennart Meri, Heno Sarv, and Aado Lintrop.
The cast of The Winds of the Milky Way includes Mikk Mikiver as Narrator (voice), Lennart Meri, Heno Sarv, and Aado Lintrop.
The duration of The Winds of the Milky Way is 54 mins.
The Winds of the Milky Way was released on 04 Feb 1978.
The Winds of the Milky Way is listed under Documentary on Fanbiz.
