Russia
Somehow we don’t feel like leaving
The setting is an isolated, remote spot in Russia, the village of Shoina - sixty kilometres north of Archangel. During winter the village is totally inaccessible, and in the other seasons it is only less so.
Magical moments of life
The highway of the title refers to a 2,000 mile stretch of dirt road in remote Kazakhstan. Along this route a traveling family circus journeys in their crowded hand-cranked bus, stopping in villages to perform feats of strength and skill.