Nomad's Land Series 1

1  Amazonia

Christophe Cousin embarks on a journey across the Brazilian state of Amazonas to the edge of the Amazon rainforest. Here he discovers the beauty of this vast territory and the dreams of its inhabitants. This mighty forest is an Eldorado for travelers and all those who wish to be confronted with one of the last wildernesses on Earth.
Duration: 60'

 

2  Australia

Christophe Cousin takes us on a trip across Australia along the legendary Stuart Highway, a journey of over 3,000 kilometres through the dust of the outback to the shores of Arnhem Land. Along the way he catches wild camels in the bush with a rather unusual policeman and follows itinerant workers, sheep shearers and aviators on farms sprawling through thousands of square kilometres.
Duration: 60'

 

3  Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is a small republic in Central Asia, wedged among China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. A mythical crossroads on the Silk Roads, this country of high mountains and grassland plains is the cradle of the nomadic Kyrgyz tribes. Christophe Cousin shows us how these tribes have managed to maintain their nomadic spirit despite the changing times. From Soviet towns to shepherds' villages, along the high pastures of the Celestial Mountains and amazing mountain roads, our explorer revisits the symbols of nomadic culture, including yurts, horsemen and eagle-hunters.
Duration: 60'

 

4  Ladakh

At the foot of the Indian Himalayas, Christophe Cousin goes in search of the Changthang nomads of the Rupshu region. He starts hunting for clues in Leh, the capital of Ladakh, that might lead him to their pashmina wool laden caravans.
Duration: 60'

 

5  Niger

Christophe Cousin arrives in Agadez, capital of the Tuaregs of Niger and the gateway to the Sahara. After a brief visit to the market, he seeks out camel drivers and their caravans on the tracks that cross the Tenere desert to the legendary salt mines of Bilma. While criss-crossing the region of Agadez and the mountains of Aïr, he meets musicians who mix rebel songs with electric guitars, farmers still attached to their nomadic culture and fugitives driven by the hope of finding a better life on the other side of the desert.
Duration: 60'

 

6  USA

Rather than crossing the United States along an overcrowded Route 66 for his exploration of America, Christophe Cousin chooses to wander the Mexican border region through the Great Plains and across the Rockies. On the way he meets the men who are still drawn to the wide, open spaces, committing their lives to the freedom of the road and whose idea of paradise remains a lonely ranch in the middle of a desert.
Duration: 60'

 

7  Yakutia

Five times the size of France, but with a population of only one million, Yakutia is the largest republic in the Russian Federation, as well as the coldest inhabited place on the planet. After setting off on foot along the frozen river in the capital Yakutsk, Christophe Cousin buys a chapka to help him cope with the Siberian temperatures and to search for the nomadic Evenks. Christophe finds them in Olieneck, an isolated little town in the forest. Here he is welcomed by a family and attends the annual reindeer breeders' festival, before heading off into the Taiga to get a glimpse of the hard lives of its resilient inhabitants.
Duration: 60'