Carlos Aguilar With the snappy casualness of a “day in the life” vlog, Pavel “Pasha” Talankin, a charismatic Russian teacher who serves as planner and videographer for all of his school’s events, introduces his peculiar small town: Karabash.
Known as the most toxic place on Earth due to a copper smelting plant, here the average life expectancy is 38 and cancer affects the population disproportionally.
It’s in this maligned place that Pasha has built a safe haven with his classroom, fostering friendships between students and pushing them to explore their creativity.
Pasha works in the same school he attended and where his mother still works as a diligent librarian. Teaching couldn’t be more personal for him.
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