Mother River

Directed by Cristina Neves

With Kurban Simayi, Emid Khan Aiwadulla and Mayinuer

In Xinjiang, in northwest China, an underground river brings life to the desert for the Uyghur people. An ancient construction whose waters flow from the depths of the earth to the lush grape fields, the Karez is known to those who benefit from it as the Mother River.