The Heart of the Bear
2001 · 124 min · Director: Arvo Iho
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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.
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The Heart of the Bear (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Awe30%
- Melancholy25%
- Empathy20%
- Love15%
- Guilt10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Cast
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Gauk
Mavra
Kasimir
Evsey
Aglaya
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Details
- Directed by
- Arvo Iho
- Written by
- Rustam Ibragimbekov, Arvo Iho, Nikolai Baturin
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2001
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Country
- Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Russia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Awe
- Data updated
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