Film

The Heart of the Bear

2001 · 2h 4m · Drama · Romance

An inner journey into the heart of Siberia.

IMDb

6.0

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.

Rain Simmul

Nika / Nganasan

Dinara Drukarova

Gitya

Ilyana Pavlova

Emily

Külli Teetamm

Laima

Lembit Ulfsak

Simon

Nail Shaikhutdinov

Tolkun

Arvo Kukumägi

Venjamin

Galina Bokashevskaya

Katherine

Tatyana Legantyeva

Sunbeam

Merle Palmiste

Grey-One

Din Makhamatdinov

Gauk

Olga Penner

Mavra

Mihhail Matvejev

Kasimir

Zosima Jotkin

Evsey

Lidia Jelizarova

Aglaya

Ivan Denisov

Hut Builder

• Arvo IhoDirector · Screenplay · Editor
• Nikolai BaturinNovel · Screenplay
• Rustam IbragimbekovScreenplay
• Mati SeppingProducer
• Rein KotovDirector of Photography
• Peeter VähiOriginal Music Composer
• Sirje HaagelEditor

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Release date

September 6, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

Estonian

Runtime

2h 4m

Rated

15+

Genres

Drama, Romance