Circassian Short Film “Land of the Narts”

Circassian Short Film “Land of the Narts”

Scene from the short film “Land of the Narts” [“Нарт Хэку”] (2015).
In Circassian (and some Russian), with English subtitles (By Centre for Circassian Studies).

Produced by Beslan Zeik’werey. Directed by Oleg Hemiqwe.

Actors:
Modern Russified Circassian: Vladimir Biytoqw.
Ancient Nart: Ahmed Hemirze.

The film laments the loss of the Circassian language and traditional norms of conduct in urban Kabarda (Eastern Circassia), the only place on Earth where the Circassians form a majority.

Watch the whole film: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kugnxRouVcg]