Mongolia and City on the Steppes (Unseen Mongolia Documentary)

Mongolia and City on the Steppes (Unseen Mongolia Documentary)

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In this landmark anthropological documentary from Mongolia, a camera crew was allowed to film in this reclusive country, although supervised by Mongolian authorities most of the time. Dive deep into the history of this magnificent country, its customs, and nomadic heritage.

The documentary series “Disappearing World” was originally broadcasted between 1970-1975.

As an anthropological landmark of its time, the series tells the story of traditional communities endangered by the modern world’s progressions.

The series stands as a historical document of daily life in remote and threatened societies, such as the Cuiva, Embera and Panare Indians of Colombia, the nomadic Tuareg of the Sahara, the Kurdish Dervishes and the Meo of China.