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Under Snow

4.220111h 43mMovieDocumentary

In Echigo, Japan, the snow often lies several feet deep well into May, covering landscapes and villages. Over the centuries, the inhabitants have organised their lives accordingly. In order to record their very distinctive forms of…

DirectorUlrike Ottinger
WriterUlrike Ottinger
ProducersHeino Deckert·Ulrike Ottinger

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Cast · Directed by Ulrike Ottinger

EMEva Mattes
Eva Mattes
Narrator (voice)

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