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Our armed escort, Zurab, is an Avar
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From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier

Our armed escort, Zurab, is an Avar, one of the 30 ethnic groupsin Dagestan, and he's...

Our armed escort, Zurab, is an Avar, one of the 30 ethnic groups
in Dagestan, and he's spent his whole life
in this mountain wilderness

Full Transcript

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Our armed escort, Zurab, is an Avar,
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one of the 30 ethnic groups in Dagestan,
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and he's spent his whole life in this mountain wilderness.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:33
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, adventure
Production
October Films

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Movie Summary

Levison Wood undertakes an epic, 2600-mile journey across the mighty Caucasus mountain range on the tense frontier between Europe and Asia.
S01 • E05 And now Lake Urmia is a tenth of its original size. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:04
And now Lake Urmia is a tenth of its original size.
S01 • E04 The ancient Greeks thought Georgia so beautiful, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:07
The ancient Greeks thought Georgia so beautiful,
S01 • E01 And apart from a few cows on the side of the hill, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:11
And apart from a few cows on the side of the hill,
S01 • E02 You can ask any Russian, any Chechen, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:12
You can ask any Russian, any Chechen,
S01 • E05 The port and all of these piers, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:11
The port and all of these piers,
S01 • E04 Farmers and shepherds have worked these fertile lands for centuries. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:06
Farmers and shepherds have worked these fertile lands for ce...
S01 • E01 (ALL GREET EACH OTHER IN RUSSIAN) - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:09
(ALL GREET EACH OTHER IN RUSSIAN)
S01 • E04 But the post-Soviet years have seen the country struggle. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:05
But the post-Soviet years have seen the country struggle.
S01 • E02 ..it was just a...a big mistake from both sides. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:06
..it was just a...a big mistake from both sides.
S01 • E04 (SHEEP BLEAT) - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:10
(SHEEP BLEAT)
S01 • E05 The lake used to be a huge tourist destination. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:05
The lake used to be a huge tourist destination.
S01 • E01 (SPEAKS IN RUSSIAN) - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:05
(SPEAKS IN RUSSIAN)
S01 • E02 ..right on the frontline of some of the heaviest fighting - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:08
..right on the frontline of some of the heaviest fighting
S01 • E05 Nowadays, people come here for its free, natural resources. - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:05
Nowadays, people come here for its free, natural resources.
S01 • E03 Before we go any further, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:06
Before we go any further,
S01 • E01 Have you heard here there are some very big pikes and trout? - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:04
Have you heard here there are some very big pikes and trout?
S01 • E04 There's some horses coming here. Shall we ask for a lift? - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:04
There's some horses coming here. Shall we ask for a lif...
S01 • E02 Over 200,000 people here in Chechnya died - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:16
Over 200,000 people here in Chechnya died
S01 • E04 (GRUNTS) - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:08
(GRUNTS)
S01 • E01 A few miles on, - From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier 00:06
A few miles on,