Haulout

202225mNR,
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A man waits in his cabin on the desolate expanse of the Russian Arctic. He perseveres to observe a natural event that happens there every year, but ocean warming is taking its toll.

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Summary

Haulout (Russian: Выход)

Haulout (Russian: Выход)

Haulout (Russian: Выход) is a 2022 Russian-British co-production short documentary film written, directed and produced by brother and sister duo Maxim Arbugaev, Evgenia Arbugaeva.

The documentary is about the Russian scientist Maxim Chakilev, who observes the life of walruses at Cape Heart-Stone in the Chukchi Sea. The international title of the film refers to the term hauling-out, which the science describes as the pinnipeds going ashore for resting or mating.

Produced by Albireo Films, the film had its world premiere in February 2022 at 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.

It was selected for Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film and subsequently shortlisted and nominated for 95th Academy Awards in said category.



Plot

The film follows marine biologist Maxim Chakilev to his remote hut in Chukotka, nestled in the vast expanses of the Russian Arctic.

Every autumn, he spends three months there. During his sojourn, at night the beach fills up with countless walruses year after year, but far too often ends in the death of some of the animals.

The oceanographer observes that the walruses need a rest period on land and also mate during that time. The warming of the sea and rising temperatures makes the ice recede, which results in the dwindling of living space available for them. Sometimes there are phases in which the water is completely ice-free.

We see raging seas, and are then confronted with an unmanageable crowd of walruses lying body to body. They are so dense that Chakilev is unable to leave his hut through the door and is forced to climb onto the roof of the building. The camera conveys to the viewer the enormous mass of animals pushing ashore. The researcher observing them is inferior to them in his position. A person also seems exceptionally small compared to the many animals and the forces of nature. The noise the walruses make is also nerve-racking. When it’s all over, Chakilev can finally go out and count the animals that have been crushed by their own kind. He is sad because the number of deaths is increasing from year to year.



Also Known As

  • (original title): Haulout
  • Canada: Haulout(English)
  • Croatia: Izlazak(Festival Title)
  • Russia: Выход
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