The Heart of the Bear
MovieTitle | Karu süda |
User score | 2.5 |
Release date | Sep 6, 2001 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Director | Arvo Iho |
Production country | Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Russia |
Production companies | Studio Fáma 92, Faama Film, Cumulus Projekt, 4S Production, Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, Lenfilm |
Run time | 124 min. |
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.