‘The Highland Teacher’

He risks his life every day to reach his students. Musakay Musakaev is the English teacher in the high-mountain village of Ingerdakh, Dagestan. On the road, he can get hit by a rockfall or mudflow. ‘Right before us—about 3 or 4 metres ahead—an avalanche occurred,’ Musakay says. The man recently had a daughter. Now the family needs more money; the teacher’s modest salary is not enough. Friends advise Musakay to quit his job and find another one in the city – more profitable and comfortable. But he gets back in the car and goes to his school. Why? Find out in the new film ‘The Highland Teacher’ by Anton Nikonov, winner of the : Time of Heroes pitching festival.