The Heart of The Bear
– A young Estonian goes to the Siberian Taiga to live as a hunter in a remote forest hut. He hopes to ..
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.
06 Sep 2001
Russian, Estonian
Arvo Iho
Nikolai Baturin (novel), Nikolai Baturin (screenplay), Rustam Ibragimbekov (screenplay), Arvo Iho (screenplay)
Rain Simmul, Dinara Drukarova, Ilyana Pavlova, Külli Teetamm
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.
2 nominations.