The Heart of the Bear
2001 · Movie · 124 min. · Estonia
A young Estonian goes to the Siberian Taiga to live as a hunter in a remote forest hut. He hopes to find his true self far from civilisation. The natives he meets introduce him to the myths of the north. The first is a young village teacher who wants to be a good wife to him. The second is a wild and untameable native who becomes his mythical bear-woman. When he accidentally kills a great black bear, his own shadow-creature, he burdens himself with guilt. However, he is given a chance of finding his inner balance. A romantic drama with mythical elements and breathtaking landscapes.
Direction Arvo Iho
Cast Rain Simmul · Dinara Drukarova · Ilyana Pavlova · Külli Teetamm · Lembit Ulfsak · Nail Chaikhoutdinov · Arvo Kukumägi · Galina Bokashevskaya · Tatyana Leganteva · Merle Palmiste · Farhatdin Makhamatdinov · Olga Penner · Mikhail Matveyev · Zosima Yotkin · Lidia Yelizarova
Soundtrack Peeter Vähi
Screenplay Rustam Ibragimbekov · Arvo Iho · Nikolai Baturin
Cinematography Rein Kotov
Original title Karu süda
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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