
The Winds of the Milky Way
Sequel to the "The Waterfowl People". The author interprets the kinship, linguistic and cultural relationships of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Finns, Vepsians, Votes, Setos, Erzya-Mordvinians, Mansi, Hungarians, Sami, Nganasans, and Estonians appear in the film. The film was shot in 1977 on location in northern Finland, Sapmi, Vepsia, Votia, Mordovia, Khantia-Mansia, Hungary, the Taymyr Peninsula, the Setomaa region in Estonia, and on the Estonian islands of Saaremaa and Muhu. Footage was also shot in 1970 in the Nenets Okrug. The second documentary in Lennart Meri's "Encyclopaedia Cinematographica Gentium Fenno - Ugricarum" series.
Top Billed Cast

Mikk Mikiver
Narrator (voice)
Featured Crew

Lennart Meri
Director

Rein Maran
Director of Photography

Veljo Tormis
Music

Lennart Meri
Writer

Eevi Säde
Editor
Enn Putnik
Director of Photography
Aado Lintrop
Assistant Camera

Kai Schönberg
Editor

Enn Säde
Sound Director
Heno Sarv
Assistant Director

Tiina Andreas
Sound

Enn Säde
Editor