A Moon of Nickel and Ice

1h 50m
Documentary
6.5

The Siberian city of Norilsk, above the Arctic Circle, was established here for the nickel and other metal deposits. Built under Stalin by Gulag prisoners—who numbered some 650,000 between 1930 and 1950—today it still constitutes an open-air cage, imprisoned by the glacial landscape, imbued with suffering and history.

Cast

Crew

François Jacob
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Ilya Zima
Director of Photography
Vuk Stojanovic
Director of Photography, Producer
Christine Falco
Producer

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