The Heart of the Bear
(2001)
★ 3.2 IMDb · 10 votes
Year: 2001
Runtime: 124 мин
Country: Czech Republic, Estonia
Director: Арво Ихо
Cast: Райн Симмуль, Динара Друкарова, Ильяна Павлова, Кюлли Теэтамм, Лембит Ульфсак, Наиль Шайхутдинов, Арво Кукумяги, Галина Бокашевская, Татьяна Легантьева, Мерле Пальмисте
Plot
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.