

At the turn of the 19th and 20th century Finnish philologist G. J. Ramstedt travelled around Mongolia and Central-Asia. In this documentary Ramstedt’s memoirs are heard in the modern day setting, where tradition is replaced with hunger for money, and deserts give way to cities.
Directed byMartti Kaartinen, Niklas Kullström
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Frank Skog
G. J. Ramstedt (voice)
Michael O'Flaherty
G. J. Ramstedt (voice)
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