THE HEART OF THE BEAR
by Arvo Iho
synopsis
A young Estonian hunter goes to live in the wilds of Siberia. He becomes involved in a mystical love affair with a bear woman and decides to quit the world of humans...
| international title: | The Heart of the Bear |
| original title: | Karu süda / Medvëdi srdce |
| country: | Estonia, Czech Republic, Germany, Russia |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Arvo Iho |
| film run: | 118' |
| release date: | EE 06/09/2001, CZ 25/10/2001, FI 14/12/2001 |
| screenplay: | Arvo Iho, Arvo Valton, Rustam Ibragimbekov |
| cast: | Rain Simmul, Dinara Drukarova, Ilyana Pavlova, Kulli Teetamn, Lembit Ulfsak, Nail Chaikhoutdinov, Arvo Kukumägi, Galina Bokashevskaya |
| cinematography by: | Rein Kotov |
| film editing: | Ahti Tubin |
| art director: | Silver Vahtre |
| costumes designer: | Andro Kööp |
| music: | Peeter Vähi |
| producer: | Mati Sepping, Andrei Zertsalov, Jana Tomsová, Zdenek Stehno, Manfred Durniok, Arvo Iho |
| production: | Faama Film, Studio Fáma 92, Manfred Durniok Production, Lenfilm |
| backing: | Estonia Film Foundation |
| distributor: | Bontonfilm |
