Is it worth watching? If you have seventy minutes and a weird interest in how people used to harvest chemicals in the desert, then yeah, Kara-bugaz is for you. Most people will find it incredibly dry. Literally. It is a movie about salt. Specifically, it is about the Kara-Bogaz-Gol bay and the struggle to turn it into ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Aleksandr Razumnyj
Aleksandr Razumnyj
Community
Log in to comment.
"Is it worth watching? If you have seventy minutes and a weird interest in how people used to harvest chemicals in the desert, then yeah, Kara-bugaz is for you. Most people will find it incredibly dry. Literally. It is a movie about salt. Specifically, it is about the Kara-Bogaz-Gol bay and the struggle to turn it into an industrial win for the Soviets back in the 30s. I watched this on a Tuesday and I still feel like I need a glass of water. The Vibe The first thing you notice is the heat. You ..."
Konstantin Paustovsky, Ivan Popov
Soviet Union
