The Heart of the Bear

The Heart of the Bear

124 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 6, 2001

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.

The Heart of the Bear

124 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 6, 2001

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 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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Faama Film, Cumulus Projekt, Studio Fáma 92, 4S Production, Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, Lenfilm
Original title Karu süda
Directors Arvo Iho
Writers Nikolai Baturin, Arvo Iho, Rustam Ibragimbekov

Cast

Rain Simmul

as Nika / Nganasan

Dinara Drukarova

as Gitya

Ilyana Pavlova

as Emily

Nail Shaikhutdinov

as Tolkun

Lembit Ulfsak

as Simon

Galina Bokashevskaya

as Katherine

Arvo Kukumägi

as Venjamin

Külli Teetamm

as Laima

Tatyana Legantyeva

as Sunbeam

Merle Palmiste

as Grey One

Olja Penner

as Mavra

Mihhail Matvejev

as Kasimir

Zosima Jotkin

as Jevsei

Lidia Jelizarova

as Aglaja

Ivan Denisov

as Hut Builder

Galina Dušlevaja

as Hut Builder

Indrek Hein

as Hut Builder

Ivan Kolodešnikov

as Hut Builder

Toivo Köster

as Nika Frozen

Marek Sarnet

as Hut Builder

Viktor Šustov

as Work Manager

Vassili Ventskel

as Tractorist