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Iturup is one of several islands lying at the southern tip of the Kuril Chain, located 8,000 kilometers from Moscow, and very near the Japanese coast. In the summertime, its waters are literally besieged by millions of salmon who return upstream to breed, spawn, and then to die. 75% of the fish in the region is fished by Hydrostroi, a huge, private maritime enterprise, founded at the end of the Soviet Empire. During the summer months, the company conducts its work around-the-clock, and its activities are closely monitored by the Japanese, who stubbornly claim their rights over the Kuril Islands from which they were expelled by the Soviet Red Army at the end of WW2.

France - 2005 - 52 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Nina Beliaeva, Jean-Pierre Bozon Camera Michel Bazille Editing Nina Beliaeva Music Wallerand De Crepy, Christophe Martel, Ludovic Cabot

Production Betula Productions, 16, rue Dupetit Thouars, 75003 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4453 9359 Fax : +33 (0)1 4453 9359 E-mail : betulaprod@free.fr Co-Production CKF Productions with the participation of France 3, Planète Thalassa

Sales Betula Productions, 16, rue Dupetit Thouars, 75003 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4453 9359 Fax : +33 (0)1 4453 9359 E-mail : betulaprod@free.fr