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Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
“The director of Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Grizzly Man takes you on an epic journey into the heart of the Siberian wilderness”
7.3 / 10• 2010• 1h 34m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.
Cast & Crew
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
LeadGS
Gennady Soloviev
Self - Trapper #1
AB
Anatoly Blumei
Self - Trapper #2
GT
Gennady Tiganov
Self - Native Boat Builder
MT
Mikhail Tarkovsky
Self - Trapper #3
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Werner Herzog's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Happy People: A Year in the Taiga is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
