Life of Ivanna

October. 01,2021

Rating：

6.9

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Strong Woman Indigenous Tundra

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A sensitive and intimate portrait of Ivanna, a nomadic reindeer herder in the Russian Arctic and mother of five small kids. Ivanna is forced to leave the traditional way of life and emigrate to the city, following her own dreams, due to the quickly deteriorating conditions of life in the tundra. We follow her life for several years.

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Reviews

Smartorhypo

2021/10/01

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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Neive Bellamy

2021/10/02

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

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Deanna

2021/10/03

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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Lela

2021/10/04

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

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