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Executive Producers: Kirstine Barfod, Andreas Koefoed, Jacob Levin Krogh, Benjamin Kirk & Simon Lec.Cast: Eske Willerslev, Tharsika Vimala, Thomas Werge, Lasse Vinner, Sturla Elingv\u00e5g, Rane Willerslev, Carl Zimmer, William Barrie, Niobe Thompson, and more. 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