The Heart of the Bear

The Heart of the Bear 2001

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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.

  • Released: 2001-09-06
  • Runtime: 124 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Stars: Rain Simmul, Dinara Drukarova, Ilyana Pavlova, Lembit Ulfsak, Galina Bokashevskaya, Arvo Kukumägi, Merle Palmiste, Nail Shaikhutdinov, Külli Teetamm, Tatyana Legantyeva, Olja Penner, Farhatdin Mahhamatdinov, Mihhail Matvejev, Zosima Jotkin, Lidia Jelizarova, Ivan Denisov, Galina Dušlevaja, Indrek Hein, Ivan Kolodešnikov, Katja Krupina  Show all >
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  • Director: Arvo Iho