At the heart of Unknown South America (1924)
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 39M
Director : Marquis de Wavrin
Sinopse
Marquis de Wavrin shot these images during a series of trips to South America between 1919 and 1922.
Um grupo de pessoas vão numa expedição para encontrar o lendário Sasquatch e algo começa a matá-las ...
Em 1902, uma expedição do exército russo vai explorar a Sibéria sob o comando do capitão Vladimir Arseniev. Ele faz amizade com Dersu Uzala, um caçador Goldi (Nanai), e o convida para ser o guia da expedição através da floresta até chegar no Lago Khanka. Ao longo da jornada, Arsentiev descobre que Dersu é um homem com uma alma bonita, e eles se tornam amigos íntimos. Quando termina a sua missão, Dersu diz adeus a Arseniev. Em 1907, o capitão Arseniev vai em outra expedição no rio Ussuri. Quando ele reencontra Dersu na floresta, o caçador solitário se junta a sua equipe e orienta o grupo. No entanto, ele está mais velho e tem problemas com sua visão, e o capitão Arseniev convida Dersu Uzala para viver com sua família em Khabarovsk. Mas o velho não se adapta ao estilo de vida urbano e decide voltar para a floresta. Em 1910, o capitão Arseniev é chamado para Korfovskaïa para identificar o corpo de um homem que tem seu cartão de visitas e pode ser Dersu Uzala.
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