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Au Nord De L'Hiver
Au Nord De L'Hiver

Au Nord De L'Hiver

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AdventureDocumentary

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A cold odyssey over more than 8,000 km through contrasting territories, from the mountains of Mongolia to Lake Baikal, from the taiga to the Siberian tondra: this is the challenge that Nicolas Vanier has set himself. The adventure will last 18 months, 18 months during which Nicolas and his team face one of the most hostile regions of the globe before reaching the Arctic ice. An exceptional route, where only traditional modes of transport are used to overcome the constraints, each time different, of the regions crossed...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

20 October 1993

Country

France

Cast

Nicolas Vanier

Nicolas Vanier

Thomas Bounoure

Thomas Bounoure

Alain Brénichot

Alain Brénichot

Jean-Christophe Celbert

Jean-Christophe Celbert

Karl Gerin

Karl Gerin

Jeannot Girard

Jeannot Girard

Volodia Glazounov

Volodia Glazounov

Benoît Maury-Laribiere

Benoît Maury-Laribiere

André Michalcak

André Michalcak

Richard Pavone

Richard Pavone

Bruno Stritmatter

Bruno Stritmatter

Michel Vigné

Michel Vigné

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