To Save a Language

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Released November 20, 2020

Overview

Linguist Indrek Park has been working with Native American languages for over ten years. The film sees him recording the language of the Mandan tribe, who live in the prairies of North Dakota, on the banks of the Missouri River. The job involves a lot of responsibility, and he is running out of time – his language guide, the 84-year-old Edwin Benson, is the last native speaker of Mandan.

Runtime

1h 14m


Origin Country

Estonia


Original Language

Estonian


Original Title

Keelepäästja


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Estonia

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Eesti (Estonian)

Production Companies

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    F-Seitse

    Estonia

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Posters

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