The Heart of the Bear
2001A 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.
Acted in
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
Farhatdin Mahhamatdinov
as Gauk
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
Katja Krupina
Toivo Köster
as Nika Frozen
Maria Merova
Hendrik Saks
Marek Sarnet
as Hut Builder
Viktor Šustov
as Work Manager
Vassili Ventskel
as Tractorist