The story of the film takes place in Turkana, Kenya. This unique place is also known as the Cradle of Humankind where the discoveries of prehistorical human origins are made. The area is nowadays inhabited by the indigenous pastoral tribe called Daasanach.

Our main character Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Spanish ethno ecologist arrive to Turkana to study the relationship between humans and nature. He becomes friends with a tribe member Job Nasak, who guides him into the daily life of the village.

Alvaro gets impressed by traditional fables and animal stories of the tribe and he is asked to collect them for the first ever Daasanach language story book.

The stories paint a picture of vivid nature and a rich wildlife. But while exploring the natural park Alvaro discovers dry and bare landscape with hardly any animals left. 

So starts a fascinating story from the Cradle of Humankind, a story of the nomadic people’s struggle to survive, of poaching, nature reserve rangers, tribal wars over scarce resources, prehistoric fossils and traditional songs and ceremonies.

Original title: Luomakunnan vartijat

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