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Baruto - Lost in Translation (2009)

Original title: Baruto - Tõlkes kaduma läinud

Documentary Duration 55:03

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Baruto, a young man from a small Estonian village, is the first Estonian and one of the few foreigners to succeed entering the glosely guarded circles of Japanese professional sumo. He has made a record-breaking  career, earning the admiration of his countrymen as well as japanese. His tough journey to the top and gradual realization of the sumo traditions, strict rituals and hierarchies, helps portrey the difference between Western and Eastern cultures in Lost in Translation kind of way.
Estonian Documentaries/Eesti dokumentaalfilmid 2007-2009 (2008). Tallinn: Eesti Filmi Sihtasutus, lk 42.

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