The Heart of the Bear
An inner journey into the heart of Siberia.
124 mins
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.
Nail Shaikhutdinov
Tolkun
Olga Penner
Mavra
Mihhail Matvejev
Kasimir
Zosima Jotkin
Evsey
Lidia Jelizarova
Aglaya
Ivan Denisov
Hut Builder
Galina Dušlevaja
Hut Builder
Indrek Hein
Hut Builder
Ivan Kolodešnikov
Hut Builder
Toivo Köster
Nika Frozen
Marek Sarnet
Hut Builder
Viktor Šustov
Work Manager
Vassili Ventskel
Tractorist
Tõnu Noorits
Still Photographer
Oleg Tretyakov
Gaffer
Vladimir Viktorov
Boom Operator
Silver Vahtre
Production Design
Andro Kööp
Costume Design
Mati Sepping
Producer
Katrin Karilaid
Seamstress
Koit Pärna
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lii Kärner
Makeup Artist
Pavel Dvořák
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lauri Laagus
Sound Recordist
Jana Tomsová
Co-Producer
Zdenek Stehno
Co-Producer
Uno Lahtein
Gaffer
Andrus Prikk
Second Assistant Camera
Pille-Maris Arro
Assistant Property Master
Peeter Vähi
Original Music Composer
Tõnu Karro
Associate Producer
Roland Adamson
Second Assistant Camera
Ilja Vassiljev
Grip
Hendrik Saks
Electrician
Aleksei Shilov
Electrician
Rein Nettan
Leadman
Harry Lepp
Leadman
Semjon Levin
Production Manager
Peep Viljamäe
Production Manager
Alain Aun
Location Manager
Valeri Jeršov
Location Manager
Dagmar Raudam
Script Supervisor
Georgiy Blinov
Camera Technician
Dmitri Rebiyev
Camera Technician
Aleksandr Bystryakov
Camera Technician
Igor Terekhov
Production Sound Mixer
Viktor Strohhov
Production Sound Mixer
Irina Kislova
Foley Artist
Alla Meitšik
Foley Artist
Sergei Vinogradov
Electrician
Kristel Kärner
Assistant Makeup Artist
Ljudmilla Reshetnikova
Costume Assistant
Viktor Šustov
Swing
Johan-Mattias Iho
Swing
Arli Mustkalev
Swing
Janis Sillart
Swing
Holger Haas
Swing
Veiko Taluste
Assistant Property Master
Armin Altorf
Pyrotechnician
Hannes Närep
Pyrotechnician
Yury Vybornov
Pyrotechnician
Arvo Valton
Script Consultant
Heili Jõe
Production Assistant
Marina Kubareva
Production Assistant
Tiiu Õunapuu
Production Assistant