The story of the discoveries, splendid successes and disappointing failures of scientists exploring the remains of mammoths is a splendidly told story.
A group of Yakut mammoth tusk hunters, climbing to one of the most remote islands of the Novosibirsk archipelago, stumbles upon the frozen carcass of a hairy prehistoric giant. Arriving from the Great Earth, scientists make an amazing discovery in place: the preservation of the remains allows us to hope that people will be able to extract enough biomaterial to create a clone of the mammoth. To solve the problem, biologists and bioengineers from all over the world are connected, unique cells are delivered to the best laboratory that studies cloning – humanity is on the verge of a real miracle for the first time, but ancient mammoths continue to keep their secrets …
Directed by: Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev
Actors: Petr Grigoriev, Semyon Grigoriev, Spira Sleptsov, Hwang U Sok, George Church
Year of issue: 2018
Premiere: January 20, 2018 (Film Festival “Sundance”, USA), April 22, 2018 (the 40th Moscow International Film Festival, Moscow), July 12, 2018 (rental)
Source: YouTube
