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Devil's lake

The film tells about selkup, indigenious nation of north. The worldview of it's residents is based around lake Lozyl'-to, which is believed to be the center of the world. Lozyl'-to translates as Devil's lake, lake, where spirits are living. At the very heart of the lake sits island, which is a shelter for recently departed souls, watershed and mainland. By the legend of shamans, temple is the home for mysterious "Black woman" and spirits, which are half people and half bears. Selkup believe that on the seventh day after death the soul of a person transmigrates into a bear. The temple is a place where souls live until the "Black woman" comes.

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The film tells about selkup, indigenious nation of north. The worldview of it's residents is based around lake Lozyl'-to, which is believed to be the center of the world. Lozyl'-to translates as Devil's lake, lake, where spirits are living. At the very heart of the lake sits island, which is a shelter for recently departed souls, watershed and mainland. By the legend of shamans, temple is the home for mysterious "Black woman" and spirits, which are half people and half bears. Selkup believe that on the seventh day after death the soul of a person transmigrates into a bear. The temple is a place where souls live until the "Black woman" comes.

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