The Botanist
2016, Russian. Directed by Maude Plante-Husaruk & Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis.
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan, a former Soviet Socialist Republic, plunged into a devastating civil war. A famine struck the mountainous region of the Pamir where Raïmberdi, a passionate and ingenious botanist, built his own hydroelectric station to help his family survive through the crisis.
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- 0h 20m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 25 June 2016
- Original title
- Ботаник
- Country
- Tajikistan
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The Botanist isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 June 2016. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Botanist, try 42 Up, David Bowie: Five Years, Elstree 1976.
Who directed The Botanist?
The Botanist (2016) was directed by Maude Plante-Husaruk and Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis and stars Raïmberdi Mamatumarov.