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The Botanist (film)
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'The Botanist' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Maude Plante-Husaruk and Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis and released in 2016.Frdric Bouchard, [http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article56823 "Maude Plante-Husaruk et Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis communiquent une exprience humaine avec The Botanist "]. 'Lien Multimdia', December 8, 2016. The film is a portrait of Ramberdi, a Tajik botanist who built his own private hydroelectric power station to serve his family and community during the famine that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.[https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/576898/botanist/ "An Ingenious Autodidact in the Mountains of Tajikistan"]. 'The Atlantic', November 29, 2018.
The film premiered in June 2016 at AFI Docs.Matt Cohen, [https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/335690/afi-docs-announces-2016-lineup-will-honor-werner-herzog/ "AFI DOCS Announces 2016 Lineup, Will Honor Werner Herzog"]. 'Washington City Paper', May 9, 2016. It was later screened at the 2016 Montreal International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short or Medium-Length Film.
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2017.Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/special-screenings/canadas-top-ten-2017-has-glaring-omissions "Canadas Top Ten has some glaring omissions"]. 'Now', December 6, 2017.
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